Gardening Supplies

noun a typically cylindrical container used for holding or carrying liquids or solids

• The gardener used a bucket to water the plants in the greenhouse.
• Hey, can you pass me that bucket over there?
• I'm feeling like a bucket of chicken tonight.
• She felt like she was carrying a heavy bucket of worries on her shoulders.

noun a small quantity or number

• The chef carefully measured out a handful of spices for the recipe.
• Could you pass me a handful of chips from the bowl?
• I only need a handful of minutes to finish this task.
• Dealing with a handful of difficult customers can be challenging.

noun a type of coniferous tree that typically has long, needle-shaped leaves and produces cones

verb to long for or yearn for something

• The pine tree is known for its evergreen needles and pine cones.
• I love the smell of pine trees in the forest.
• Let's go chill by the pine tree and have a picnic.
• Her voice was as soothing as the sound of wind through pine needles.

noun a light and porous volcanic rock formed when a gas-rich froth of glassy lava solidifies quickly

• The spa uses a pumice stone to exfoliate dead skin cells during a pedicure.
• I bought a pumice stone to scrub my heels and make them soft.
• I swear by using a pumice stone to get rid of rough patches on my feet.
• Using a pumice stone to smooth out imperfections is like a metaphor for self-improvement.

noun a type of unglazed, typically brownish-red earthenware, used chiefly as an ornamental building material

adjective of a brownish-red color resembling that of terra cotta

• The museum displayed a collection of ancient Greek terra cotta statues.
• I bought a cute little terra cotta plant pot for my balcony.
• Check out this cool terra cotta vase I found at the thrift store.
• Her skin was as smooth and warm as terra cotta in the sunlight.

noun a thin rectangular slab of baked clay, concrete, or other material, used in overlapping rows for covering roofs

verb to cover with tiles

• The ceramic tile in the kitchen is imported from Italy.
• I accidentally dropped a tile while trying to install it in the bathroom.
• Let's ditch this party and go play some roof tile dominoes instead.
• Each decision we make is like a tile in the mosaic of our lives.

noun a substance or chemical used to kill unwanted plants or weeds

• The gardeners applied weed killer to the lawn to prevent unwanted plants from growing.
• I need to grab some weed killer from the store before tackling the backyard.
• I sprayed some weed killer on those pesky dandelions in the yard.
• Sometimes we need to use weed killer to get rid of toxic relationships in our lives.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

• The aburachan seed is a type of rare plant species found only in the rainforests of South America.
• I heard that if you plant an aburachan seed, it grows into a beautiful flower in just a few weeks.
• Hey, did you manage to get your hands on some aburachan seeds for your garden?
• Just like an aburachan seed needs the right environment to flourish, so do we need the right conditions to grow and thrive in life.