empty

  • 21empty — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 make sth empty ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ The cupboards had all been completely emptied. ▪ out ▪ We emptied out the tank. PREPOSITION …

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  • 22empty — /ˈɛmpti / (say emptee), /ˈɛmti / (say emtee) adjective (emptier, emptiest) 1. containing nothing; void of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle. 2. vacant; unoccupied: an empty house. 3. without burden or load: an empty wagon. 4.… …

  • 23empty — adj., v., & n. adj. (emptier, emptiest) 1 containing nothing. 2 (of a house etc.) unoccupied or unfurnished. 3 (of a transport vehicle etc.) without a load, passengers, etc. 4 a meaningless, hollow, insincere (empty threats; an empty gesture). b… …

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  • 24empty — I adj. empty of (empty of meaning) II v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to flow ) to empty into (the Danube empties into the Black Sea) 2) (D; tr.) to empty of * * * [ emptɪ] (D; tr.) to empty of (d; intr.) ( to flow ) to empty into (the Danube emptyies into… …

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  • 25empty*/*/*/ — [ˈempti] adj I 1) containing no things or people Ant: full an empty jar[/ex] The room was empty.[/ex] empty streets[/ex] 2) lacking emotion, interest, or purpose Her life felt empty and meaningless.[/ex] 3) not true or serious an empty… …

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  • 26empty — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, absurd, aimless, airy, apparently sound, arid, asinine, awkward, banal, bare, barren, baseless, blah, bland, blank, blankminded, bleached, bleed, bloodless, blow, blow out, bootless, broach, callow, calm,… …

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  • 27empty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. void, deplete, exhaust, evacuate, drain, deflate, discharge, unload. See contraction, ejection. adj. hollow, vacant, depleted, untenanted, devoid; hungry; vain, insubstantial, useless, foolish,… …

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  • 28empty — emp•ty [[t]ˈɛmp ti[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est, 1) containing nothing; devoid of contents 2) vacant; unoccupied 3) devoid of human activity 4) hollow; meaningless 5) unemployed; idle: empty days[/ex] 6) math. Math. (of a set) containing no elements;… …

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  • 29empty — adjective (emptier, emptiest) 1》 containing nothing; not filled or occupied.     ↘Mathematics (of a set) containing no members or elements. 2》 (of words or a gesture) lacking sincerity. 3》 having no value or purpose. verb (empties, emptying,… …

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  • 30empty — 1. adjective 1) an empty house Syn: vacant, unoccupied, uninhabited, untenanted, bare, desolate, deserted, abandoned; clear, free Ant: full 2) an empty threat …

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