bushel (Meaning)
bushel (n)
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
bushel (v)
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
bushel (n.)
A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.
A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples.
A large indefinite quantity.
The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.
bushel (v. t. & i.)
To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments.
Synonyms & Antonyms of bushel
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- scrap
- particle
- pittance
- scintilla
- dot
- scruple
- grain
- peanuts
- speck
- strain
- glimmer
- sprinkle
- bit
- scrap
- atom
- ounce
- fragment
- particle
- bit
- atom
- hint
- mite
- taste
- glimmer
- mite
- sprinkle
- shadow
- grain
- pittance
- handful
- dram
- spot
- strain
- touch
- peanuts
- sprinkling
- suspicion
- pinch
- spot
- taste
- dot
- dram
- molecule
- ray
- ounce
- shade
- hint
- touch
- ray
- mouthful
- scintilla
- scruple
- mouthful
- handful
- pinch
- fragment
- sprinkling
- shadow
- molecule
- speck
- suspicion
- shade
Synonyms:
- thousands
- gobs
- plenitude
- abundance
- volume
- raft
- good deal
- lot
- wad
- boatload
- mass
- truckload
- multiplicity
- heap
- store
- profusion
- reams
- stack
- peck
- all kinds (of)
- pack
- basketful
- carload
- fistful
- potful
- pot
- deal
- sheaf
- mountain
- passel
- hundred
- lashings
- myriad
- yard
- plateful
- bundle
- bucket
- barrel
- shipload
- quite a bit
- wealth
Antonyms:
- nubbin
- lick
- smidgen
- piece
- morsel
- shortage
- whit
- smattering
- smidgeon
- lick
- crumb
- smattering
- fleck
- trace
- smidgeon
- section
- driblet
- dab
- shortage
- fleck
- drop
- tittle
- little
- mote
- trace
- smidgin
- mote
- driblet
- nip
- whit
- ace
- modicum
- dab
- portion
- little
- portion
- streak
- jot
- iota
- jot
- granule
- drop
- ace
- morsel
- smidgen
- smidgin
- flyspeck
- granule
- tittle
- crumb
- shred
- piece
- nip
- section
- streak
- nubbin
- shot
- dash
- dash
- smidge
- tad
- modicum
- shred
- shot
- flyspeck
- tad
- iota
- smidge
Synonyms:
- flock
- zillion
- sea
- overage
- swarm
- horde
- host
- mess
- army
- surfeit
- spate
- oversupply
- oodles
- legion
- superabundance
- million
- deluge
- overabundance
- sight
- plethora
- bonanza
- overkill
- excess
- score
- much
- lashins
- throng
- multitude
- herd
- cram
- crowd
- bevy
- scads
- plentitude
- press
- rash
- overflow
- surplus
- plague
- embarrassment
- epidemic
- flood
- superfluity
- drove
- crush
Antonyms:
bushel Sentence Examples
- The farmer harvested a bushel of apples from his orchard, ripe and ready for market.
- She spent the afternoon picking a bushel of tomatoes from her garden, preparing for canning season.
- The bakery used several bushels of flour each week to meet the demand for their freshly baked goods.
- Despite the drought, the farmer managed to yield a bushel of corn from his field.
- At the farmers' market, vendors sold bushels of assorted vegetables, freshly picked that morning.
- The orchard produced a bountiful harvest, filling several bushels with plump peaches.
- After a successful day of fishing, they returned with a bushel of crabs to cook for dinner.
- During apple season, families often visit orchards to pick bushels of their favorite varieties.
- The winery purchased bushels of grapes from local vineyards to create their signature blends.
- In autumn, the pumpkin patch offered visitors the chance to pick their own bushel of pumpkins for carving and decorating.
FAQs About the word bushel
a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches, a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks, restore by replacing
plenty, quantity, loads, pile, dozen, bunch, slew, chunk,ton, thousands
scrap, particle, pittance, scintilla, dot, scruple, grain, peanuts, speck, strain
The farmer harvested a bushel of apples from his orchard, ripe and ready for market.
She spent the afternoon picking a bushel of tomatoes from her garden, preparing for canning season.
The bakery used several bushels of flour each week to meet the demand for their freshly baked goods.
Despite the drought, the farmer managed to yield a bushel of corn from his field.
