noun (esp. AmE ) ⇨ See also ↑ bucket
ADJECTIVE
▪ empty , full
▪ five-gallon , ten-gallon
▪ metal , plastic
▪ garbage ( AmE )
▪
She threw all the scraps into a garbage ~.
▪ diaper ( AmE )
▪ lunch (= for carrying your lunch) ( AmE )
VERB + PAIL
▪ fill
▪
She filled the ~ with fresh water.
▪ carry
▪ fetch , lug ( informal )
▪
Women in some villages had to trudge miles to fetch one ~ of water.
PAIL + VERB
▪ be full of sth , hold sth
▪ overflow
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪ ~ of
▪
~s of soapy water
PHRASES
▪ a shovel and ~ ( AmE )
▪
The children played on the beach with their shovels and ~s.
▪ mop and ~
▪
a worker equipped with a mop and ~