noun (n)

• a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  bucket
  

  source: wordnet30
• the quantity contained in a pail(noun.quantity)

  Synonym:
  pailful
  

  source: wordnet30
• A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover.(noun)

  source: webster1913