pailfuls
What buckets hold
Pailfuls is the plural of pailful—the amount a pail can hold.
A pail is a bucket, so pailfuls measures quantity by the bucket: She hauled pailfuls of water from the well.
The alternative plural pailsful is also correct but less common.
Amount of space filled
- gallonsVolume measurement units
- litersFluid capacity units
- quartsLiquid volume units
- pintsSixteen-ounce volumes
cupfuls · scoops · ladlefuls · portions · units · fluid · capacity · milliliters
Large quantities
- heapsLarge informal quantities
- spoonfulsUtensil-measured quantities
- handfulsQuantities a palm holds
- shovelfulOne scoop's quantity
tankfuls · barrelfuls · cartloads · armfuls · bagfuls · basketfuls · bowlfuls · jugfuls
volume
Amount of space filled
pints · cupfuls · scoops · ladlefuls · portions · units · fluid · capacity · milliliters · dispensed
loads
Large quantities
shovelful · tankfuls · barrelfuls · cartloads · armfuls · bagfuls · basketfuls · bowlfuls · jugfuls · potfuls
overflowing
Exceeding capacity, spilling out
laden · heaped · filled · topped · replete · copious · plentiful · ample · spilling · sloshing
buckets
Open-top carrying vessels
- tubsWide open containers
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- receptaclesVessels for holding things
bins · basins · bowls · drums · tanks · hods · scuttles · kegs · cauldrons · cisterns
pailfulsliters
Fluid capacity units
milliliters · cubic centimeters · fluid ounces · gallons · quarts