bushel – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
bushel
n.
measure of capacity for grains or fruit
Bushel
bushel
Noun
1. a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
(hypernym) United States dry unit
(part-meronym) peck
2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
(hypernym) British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
(part-holonym) quarter
(part-meronym) gallon, Imperial gallon, congius
3. a basket large enough to hold a bushel
(synonym) bushel basket
(hypernym) basket, handbasket
Verb
1. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
(synonym) repair, mend, fix, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) tinker, fiddle
Bushel
(n.)
The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the United States it is called a box. See 4th Bush.
(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.
(n.)
A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Bushel
See: Weights And Measures AND Measures
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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