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PAILS Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word pails. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word pails. (close relations)
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basins
nounn
noun

• a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

• the quantity that a basin will hold

• a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it

• the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

• a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face

buckets
nounn
noun

• a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

• the quantity contained in a bucket

verb

• put into a bucket

• carry in a bucket

cans
verb, nounv, n
noun

• airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

• the quantity contained in a can

• a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

• a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

verb

• preserve in a can or tin

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

containers
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

holders
nounn
noun

• a holding device

• a person who holds something

• the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it

receptacles
nounn
noun

• a container that is used to put or keep things in

• enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

• an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert

troughs
nounn
noun

• a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)

• a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

• a concave shape with an open top

• a treasury for government funds

• a long narrow shallow receptacle

• a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

tubs
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

• a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

• the amount that a tub will hold

vessels
nounn
noun

• a tube in which a body fluid circulates

• a craft designed for water transportation

• an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

bucket
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

• the quantity contained in a bucket

verb

• put into a bucket

• carry in a bucket

pailful
nounn
noun

• the quantity contained in a pail

Best Hypernyms For PAILS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for pails, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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barrels containerful vessel bins buckets cans containers drums hampers receptacles tubs vessels

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