bushel

Apple orchard unit

A bushel is a unit of dry volume used mainly for agricultural commodities like grain, apples, and potatoes.

In the United States, a bushel equals about 35 liters; the imperial bushel is slightly larger.

The word also means a large quantity: She has bushels of energy.

To hide your light under a bushel is to conceal your talents.

measurement

peck

Dry measure or quick kiss

gallonLiquid volume unit
quartLiquid volume measure
pintLiquid volume unit

liter · volume · dry · capacity · container · basket · bin · sack · bag · crate

agriculture

grain

Cereal plant's harvest unit

wheatCereal crop for flour
cornCereal grown on cobs
barleyGrain for malt

oats · soybeans · apples · potatoes · crops · farming · orchard · silo · storage · market

harvest

reaping

Cutting crops for collection

threshingExtracting grain from stalks
pickingAct of selecting
gatheringCollection of people meeting

gleaning · crop · yield · autumn · bounty · farmers · produce · orchard · vineyard · combine

abundance

plenty

Sufficient quantity, and then some

loadsLarge quantities
heapsLarge informal quantities
lotsLarge amount, or parcels

bountiful · ample · overflowing · profusion · teeming · quantities · masses · piles · plentiful · generous

Categories

medieval measuresacre, hide, furlong, rood, perch
grain farmingwheat, wheat field, wheat fields, wheat farming, corn
harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
storage containersbin, basket, chest, crate, totes
volumecubic meters, bulk, cubic feet, quantity, cubic inches
volume unitslitre, liter, gallon, pint, quart

Opposites

quantity/amount

Very small quantity

speck · trace · pinch · bit · dab

Phrases

bushel basketLarge woven farm vessel
hide one's light under a bushelDeliberately obscure one's abilities

Family

bushels, bushelful, bushelsful

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G