Thursday, February 14, 2013

bucket, bouquet

Bucket or bucket ( buck ett ) means a pail--
Grandpa went down to the pond for a bucket of water.
"There's a hole in the bucket..."

Bouquet or bouquet ( boo kay ) means flowers, arranged in  a vase or held in the hand--
The bride usually throws her bouquet over her shoulder after the wedding.
He bought a bouquet of roses on the way home.
Bouquet also means the aroma of wine or spirits--
He enjoyed the bouquet of the wine more than the taste.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He chose a Valentine's bouquet from several left in the big plastic bucket of water."

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