Thesaurus results for PAIL

pail

noun

ˈpāl

Definition of pail

as in bucket

a round container that is open at the top and outfitted with a handle fetch me a pail full of water, please

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Recent Examples of pail Polls show Farage is still likely to win, but that Count Binface — a spoof candidate who wears a garbage pail on his head — may get around 20-percent of the vote. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 The popcorn pail, topped with a replica of the giant sandworms of planet Arrakis, made customers reach their hands through the sandworm's teeth to dish out popcorn from inside. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Chekhov learned later that soldiers with pails always appeared at this time in the morning, fetching water for the officers. — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 Take Out the Trash Empty garbage bins and recycling from all rooms—not just the kitchen and bath—and don’t forget special receptacles like compost, diaper pails, and litter boxes. — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pail

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bucket

Noun

The trailer contained a makeshift toilet fashioned from an upside-down plastic bucket, a trash bag and a toilet seat, according to prosecutors.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
The giveaway handed out 1,000 meals, 1,000 drinks and 2,000 buckets of emergency supplies.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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