Bushel

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure and equal to 4 pecks, 2,150.42 cubic inches, or 35.24 liters.
  • n. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure and equal to 2,219.36 cubic inches or 36.37 liters. See Table at measurement.
  • n. A container with the capacity of a bushel.
  • n. Informal A large amount; a great deal: We have bushels of time, so relax.
  • v. To alter or mend (clothing).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons (36.4 L), or thirty-two quarts.
  • n. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
  • n. A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
  • n. A large indefinite quantity.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
  • n. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
  • n. A quantity that fills a bushel measure.
  • n. A large indefinite quantity.
  • n. The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.
  • v. To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A dry measure, containing 8 gallons or 4 pecks.
  • n. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel.
  • n. An indefinitely large quantity. [Colloq.]
  • n. Same as bush, 2. [U. S.]
  • To mend, as a man's garment; repair men's garments.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
  • n. a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
  • v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
  • Verb Form
    bushelled    bushelling    bushels   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Variant
    bushelling    bushelled    bush   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    peck    quart    acre    ounce    sack    wheat    flour    handful    barley    ton