wash bucket

Soapy water vessel

A wash bucket is a bucket used for washing—whether cleaning floors, windows, cars, or other surfaces.

The term emphasizes function over form: any bucket becomes a wash bucket when filled with soapy water and put to cleaning use.

She wrung the mop into the wash bucket.

Related
  • mopFloor-washing implement
  • mop waterUsed floor-cleaning liquid
  • sudsSoapy froth
  • soapyCovered with suds
  • pailOpen-topped carrying vessel

scrub · scrub brush · rinse · sponge · water · dirty water · dirty · cleaning · cleaning supplies · floor cleaner · handle · slosh · wring · wring out · floor · spring cleaning · elbow grease · sudsy

Categories
Opposites
cleaning vs dirtying implements

wash bucketgarbage can

Container for refuse

trash bin · slop bucket · compost bin · waste basket · ash bucket

wet vs dry cleaning tools

wash bucketdustpan

Handheld floor-debris collector

broom · duster · vacuum cleaner · dry mop · feather duster

Family

wash, bucket, washed, washing, washer, washable, unwashed, washers, washings

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G