pail
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- pronunciation:
- peIl
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A pail is a container with a handle. A pail is used for carrying things. We often use a pail to carry things like water, dirt, or sand.
Sheila used a pail to carry wet sand and make sandcastles on the beach.
- synonyms:
- bucket
- similar words:
- dipper, pan, tub, vessel
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| definition 2: |
A pail of something is an amount of that substance that will fill a pail.
My dad poured two pails of water over the bushes he planted.- similar words:
- dipper, pan, tub
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| related words: |
vessel |
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