bushel

«bushel» in Mova's school dictionary: an old measure of dry things such as grain, apples or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (bushels)

meaning for a pupil

1) A bushel is an old measure of dry things such as grain, apples or potatoes, about eight gallons. tree →

2) A bushel is the basket or box used to hold that measure. tree →

sense in the lessons

a measure of grain or money in old tales, as in «six bushels» or «a bushel of money»

examples

• The farmer sold six bushels of apples. tree →
• Fill the bushel with wheat. tree →
• The reward was a bushel of gold coins. tree →

note

a bushel is a unit of measure, so six bushels means six full measures of the amount; a bushel is not a count of single things, and the number before it multiplies the measure.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bushel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.