Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bushel
IPA transcription: [b'ʊʃəl]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bushel
    Meaning: a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on
    Meaning: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
Usage examples
  • From the extravagant value placed upon the article, I verily believe, that with a bushel of common Liverpool salt all the real estate in Typee might have been purchased.
  • Wheat was fifty cents a bushel, rye thirty-three; corn and oats were twenty-five, potatoes twenty-five; butter was eight cents a pound, and eggs were eight cents a dozen; pork was two and a half cents a pound.