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bushel
1[ boosh-uhl ]
noun
- a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2,150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters Win·ches·ter bushel, and in Great Britain to 2,219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters Im·pe·ri·al bushel. : bu., bush.
- a container of this capacity.
- a unit of weight equal to the weight of a bushel of a given commodity.
- a large, unspecified amount or number:
a bushel of kisses.
bushel
2[ boosh-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to alter or repair (a garment).
bushel
1/ ˈʊʃə /
noun
- a Brit unit of dry or liquid measure equal to 8 Imperial gallons. 1 Imperial bushel is equivalent to 0.036 37 cubic metres
- a US unit of dry measure equal to 64 US pints. 1 US bushel is equivalent to 0.035 24 cubic metres
- a container with a capacity equal to either of these quantities
- informal.a large amount; great deal
- hide one's light under a bushelto conceal one's abilities or good qualities
bushel
2/ ˈʊʃə /
verb
- tr to alter or mend (a garment)
Derived Forms
- ˈܲ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܲı· especially British, ܲı· noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of bushel1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of bushel1
Origin of bushel2
Idioms and Phrases
see hide one's light under a bushel .Example Sentences
Why won't India buy even a single bushel of American corn?
“I wanted to have kids for a long time. I just want one kid. I don’t need a whole bushel of kids. I just want one,” she said.
Cone collection, done by local residents who are paid by the bushel, is a catch-as-catch-can kind of business.
There is a market for rye here, Syburg notes, with the U.S. importing up to 13 million bushels yearly, mostly from Canada.
He turned to face Aunt Sera, handing her a beautiful bushel of lavender.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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