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• Bucket — Buck et, n. [OE. boket; cf. AS. buc pitcher, or Corn. buket tub.] 1. A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids. [1913 Webster] The old oaken bucket, the iron bound bucket, The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bucket racing — is a discipline of motorcycle sport, which is very popular in Australia and New Zealand due to the low cost of competing. OriginsBucket racing was originally started by motorcycling enthusiasts in New Zealand, around 1980. It quickly became very… …   Wikipedia

• bucket — (n.) mid 13c., from Anglo Norm. buquet bucket, pail, influenced by or dim. of O.E. buc pitcher, bulging vessel, originally belly (buckets were formerly of leather as well as wood), from P.Gmc. *bukaz, from PIE *bhou , variant of root *bheu to… …   Etymology dictionary

• Bucket seat — A bucket seat is a seat contoured to hold one person, distinct from bench seats which are flat platforms designed to seat multiple people. Bucket seats are standard in fast cars to keep riders in place when making sharp or quick turns.The term… …   Wikipedia

• Bucket-brigade device — A bucket brigade or bucket brigade device (BBD) is a discrete time analogue delay line,[1] developed in 1969 by F. Sangster and K. Teer of the Philips Research Labs. It consists of a series of capacitance sections C0 to Cn. The stored analogue… …   Wikipedia

• bucket — [[t]bʌ̱kɪt[/t]] buckets, bucketing, bucketed 1) N COUNT A bucket is a round metal or plastic container with a handle attached to its sides. Buckets are often used for holding and carrying water. We drew water in a bucket from the well outside the …   English dictionary

• Bucket Brigade Device — A Bucket Brigade is an analogue delay line, developed in 1969 by F. Sangster and K. Teer of the Philips Research Labs. It consists of a series of capacitances C0 to Cn. The stored analogue signal is moved along the line of capacitors one step at… …   Wikipedia

• bucket — 1. noun /ˈbʌkɪt/ a) A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. I need a bucket to carry the water from the well. b) The amount held in this container …   Wiktionary

• well — well1 W1S1 [wel] adv comparative better [ˈbetə US ər] superlative best [best] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(satisfactorily)¦ 2¦(thoroughly)¦ 3¦(a lot)¦ 4 do well 5 as well 6 as well as something/somebody 7 may/might/could well …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• well — 1 /wel/ adverb comparative better superlative best 1 SATISFACTORILY in a successful or satisfactory way: Did you sleep well? | James reads well for his age. | fairly/moderately/pretty well (=quite well) | go well (=happen in the way you planned… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English