bucket of water
Liquid-carrying container
A bucket of water is a pail filled or partially filled with water, typically carried by hand for cleaning, dousing fires, watering plants, or similar tasks.
The phrase often appears in contexts involving manual labor or improvised solutions: She threw a bucket of water on the campfire.
A bucket of cold water thrown on something is a sudden discouragement or reality check.
- pailOpen-topped carrying vessel
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- wellDug water source
- mopFloor-washing implement
- pourSend liquid streaming out
sloshing · heavy · carry · handle · fire brigade · dripping · overflow · cool · wash · douse · garden · spill · thirst · dunk · slosh · tin · galvanized · ice
- slapstickpratfall, banana peel, pie throw, falling down, custard pie
- Wizard of OzDorothy, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch, yellow brick road
water delivery method
bucket of waterhose
Flexible fluid conduit
fire hose · sprinkler system · garden hose · faucet · water main
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