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# pail

noun (a pail, pails)

«pail» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A pail is a bucket: a round container with a handle for carrying water, milk or sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pail/#m1)

### In the lessons

Mostly used in the US, in old stories and nursery rhymes («Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water»). In maths problems pails hold amounts of water to add, share or measure. Phrases: «a pail of water», «a milk pail».

### Examples

- Jack and Jill went to fetch a pail of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pail/#x1)
- The farmer filled the pail with milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pail/#x2)
- We took a pail and shovel to the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pail/#x3)
- Each pail holds 5 litres of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pail/#x4)
- The pail was full of shells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pail/#x5)
- Carry the pail carefully so it doesn't spill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pail/#x6)
- She emptied the pail into the trough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pail/#x7)
- A pail of sand was kept near the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pail/#x8)
- He found a pail that was quite full. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pail/#x9)

### Note

Homophone: «pale» (light in colour, or ill-looking). Same meaning as «bucket», which is more common in the UK and Australia. In maths, «3 pails of 5 litres» = 15 litres.

## In Jewish tradition

In Job it is a container for milk, a picture of a rich and comfortable life. In the primary lessons: Mostly used in the US, in old stories and nursery rhymes («Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water»). In maths problems pails hold amounts of water to add, share or measure. Phrases: «a pail of water», «a milk pail».

### Examples

- His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened. (Writings JOB.21.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pail/#x1)

### Note

Homophone: «pale» (light in colour, or ill-looking). Same meaning as «bucket», which is more common in the UK and Australia. In maths, «3 pails of 5 litres» = 15 litres.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pail» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pail/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pail» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pail.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «pail» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pail/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pail» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pail.html) on Mova free.