Bushel
noun
A unit of measure for dry goods, equal to 8 gallons or 4 pecks.
He bought a bushel of apples.
Often appears as...
- bushel of apples
- bushel of corn
noun
A large, unspecified amount or number.
She has a bushel of ideas for the new project.
Often appears as...
- bushel of ideas
- bushel of problems
verb
To fix or repair something.
He's able to bushel nearly anything that's broken.
Often appears as...
- bushel something broken
- bushel it up
noun
A unit of measure for dry goods, equal to 8 gallons or 4 pecks.
He bought a bushel of apples.
Often appears as...
- bushel of apples
- bushel of corn
noun
A large, unspecified amount or number.
She has a bushel of ideas for the new project.
Often appears as...
- bushel of ideas
- bushel of problems
verb
To fix or repair something.
He's able to bushel nearly anything that's broken.
Often appears as...
- bushel something broken
- bushel it up
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Measurement Precision
A bushel is a precise volume; not used for liquids, mostly for agricultural products.
Farmers often sell wheat by the bushel.
Pro Tip 2/3Historic Origin
Originally a bushel was a basket you could fill; now, it's a standard measure.
A bushel basket can still be seen at some local markets.
Pro Tip 3/3American Usage
In the U.S., bushels are commonly used in agriculture, less so in everyday life.
Corn yields are reported in bushels per acre.
Pro Tip 1/3Measurement Precision
A bushel is a precise volume; not used for liquids, mostly for agricultural products.
Farmers often sell wheat by the bushel.
Pro Tip 2/3Historic Origin
Originally a bushel was a basket you could fill; now, it's a standard measure.
A bushel basket can still be seen at some local markets.
Pro Tip 3/3American Usage
In the U.S., bushels are commonly used in agriculture, less so in everyday life.
Corn yields are reported in bushels per acre.
Pro Tip 1/3Measurement Precision
A bushel is a precise volume; not used for liquids, mostly for agricultural products.
Farmers often sell wheat by the bushel.
Pro Tip 2/3Historic Origin
Originally a bushel was a basket you could fill; now, it's a standard measure.
A bushel basket can still be seen at some local markets.
Pro Tip 3/3American Usage
In the U.S., bushels are commonly used in agriculture, less so in everyday life.
Corn yields are reported in bushels per acre.
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Where does energy come...
but you can't hold a bushel of energy in your hands. You can see what it does, but you can't see it directly. There are different types of energy, but the differences between them are manifested only in how they make stuff behave. We do know that the total amount of all the different types of energy in the universe is always the same.
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History of Civilization...
writing and it wasn't long before we started recording more than bushels of grain writing allowed us to save our thoughts and send them much further space and time tiny markings on a clay tablet became a means for us to vanquish mortality it shook the world
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The opportunity of...
They didn't view these people as broken and useless; they were seen as rare and valuable. A few years ago, I was in a food market in the town where I grew up in that red zone in northeastern Pennsylvania, and I was standing over a bushel of tomatoes.
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Where does energy come...
but you can't hold a bushel of energy in your hands. You can see what it does, but you can't see it directly. There are different types of energy, but the differences between them are manifested only in how they make stuff behave. We do know that the total amount of all the different types of energy in the universe is always the same.
Video examples
History of Civilization...
writing and it wasn't long before we started recording more than bushels of grain writing allowed us to save our thoughts and send them much further space and time tiny markings on a clay tablet became a means for us to vanquish mortality it shook the world
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The opportunity of...
They didn't view these people as broken and useless; they were seen as rare and valuable. A few years ago, I was in a food market in the town where I grew up in that red zone in northeastern Pennsylvania, and I was standing over a bushel of tomatoes.
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Quote examples
Betty Wright
American Musician
All of my babies know that I preach all day... I ain't trying to hide no light under no bushel. Everybody needs a little light in their life, and when they need prayer, they know where to come because they know I love them all, and I ain't judging nobody.
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Michael Pollan
American Educator
In addition to contributing to erosion, pollution, food poisoning, and the dead zone, corn requires huge amounts of fossil fuel - it takes a half gallon of fossil fuel to produce a bushel of corn.
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Rumi
Poet
The way the Beloved can fit in my heart, two thousand lives could fit in this body of mine. One kernel could contain a thousand bushels, and a hundred worlds pass through the eye of the needle.
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David F. Houston
American Politician
What this loss means will be appreciated from the statement that one bushel of wheat contains sufficient energy to support the average working man for 15 days.
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Moby
American Musician
It seems so antithetical to the teachings of Christ to proclaim your faith in public. I mean, of course you're not supposed to hide your light under a bushel.
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Charles McCarry
American Writer
Other writers tell me about these bushel baskets delivered at the front door. If I've gotten 50 letters over the last 18 years, I'd be surprised.
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Jeremy Scott
American Designer
Being pure in my voice has always served me the best. Anytime I've tried to hide my light under a bushel, it's never done me any good.
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Dean Stanley
We must never throw away a bushel of truth because it happens to contain a few grains of chaff.
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Betty Wright
American Musician
All of my babies know that I preach all day... I ain't trying to hide no light under no bushel. Everybody needs a little light in their life, and when they need prayer, they know where to come because they know I love them all, and I ain't judging nobody.
Quote examples
Michael Pollan
American Educator
In addition to contributing to erosion, pollution, food poisoning, and the dead zone, corn requires huge amounts of fossil fuel - it takes a half gallon of fossil fuel to produce a bushel of corn.
Quote examples
Rumi
Poet
The way the Beloved can fit in my heart, two thousand lives could fit in this body of mine. One kernel could contain a thousand bushels, and a hundred worlds pass through the eye of the needle.
Quote examples
David F. Houston
American Politician
What this loss means will be appreciated from the statement that one bushel of wheat contains sufficient energy to support the average working man for 15 days.
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Moby
American Musician
It seems so antithetical to the teachings of Christ to proclaim your faith in public. I mean, of course you're not supposed to hide your light under a bushel.
Quote examples
Charles McCarry
American Writer
Other writers tell me about these bushel baskets delivered at the front door. If I've gotten 50 letters over the last 18 years, I'd be surprised.
Quote examples
Jeremy Scott
American Designer
Being pure in my voice has always served me the best. Anytime I've tried to hide my light under a bushel, it's never done me any good.
Quote examples
Dean Stanley
We must never throw away a bushel of truth because it happens to contain a few grains of chaff.
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