Word Explorer
Children's Dictionary
Help
Help
Help
 
   
Lookup History
pail

pail

 
 
pronunciation:
peIl
features:
Homophone Note, Word Explorer
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a container with steep sides and a handle; bucket.
The pail is old and rusty.
 
synonyms:
bucket
similar words:
bail, dipper, pan, receptacle, tub, vessel
definition 2: an amount that will fill a pail.
How many pails of water do you need?
similar words:
dipper, pan, tub
Homophone Note
Are you looking for the word pale (light in color)? Pail and pale sound alike but have different meanings.
Word Explorer
See
  milk, water