bucketful
Full pail's contents
A bucketful is the amount a bucket can hold, or more loosely, a large quantity: We picked a bucketful of berries.
The plural is bucketfuls, not bucketsful.
Like handful and mouthful, it measures by container capacity but often serves as casual hyperbole for "a lot."
First-reported story
- ladlefulDeep spoon's capacity
- jugfulVessel's full capacity
- potfulOne vessel's capacity
- cupfulVolume one mug holds
dipperful · spoonful · barrelful · panful · tubful · tankful · bowlful · handful
Liquid flowing over edges
- sloshingLiquid shifting audibly
- brimmingFull to the top
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- splashingLiquid striking noisily
dripping · slop · cascade · spillage · runoff · overspill · dribble · leak
scoop
First-reported story
cupful · dipperful · spoonful · barrelful · panful · tubful · tankful · bowlful · handful · shovelful
spilling
Liquid flowing over edges
- sloshingLiquid shifting audibly
- brimmingFull to the top
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
splashing · dripping · slop · cascade · spillage · runoff · overspill · dribble · leak · pour
plenty
Sufficient quantity, and then some
tons · masses · oodles · gobs · slew · profusion · wealth · multitude · plethora · abundance
brimming
Full to the top
filled · loaded · topped · crammed · stuffed · bulging · teeming · replete · overloaded
bucketfulliter
Volume measurement unit
gallon · milliliter · cubic centimeter · quart · fluid ounce