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Traditional English :: empty
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empty - 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 without substance or purpose (an empty existence).
5 colloq. hungry.
6 (foll. by of) devoid, lacking. --v. (-ies, -ied)
1 tr. a make empty; remove the contents of. b (foll. by of) deprive of certain contents (emptied the room of its chairs).
2 tr. (often foll. by into) transfer (the contents of a container).
3 intr. become empty.
4 intr. (usu. foll. by into) (of a river) discharge itself (into the sea etc.). --n. (pl. -ies) colloq. a container (esp. a bottle) left empty of its contents. empty-handed 1 bringing or taking nothing.
2 having achieved or obtained nothing. empty-headed foolish; lacking common sense. empty-nester US either of a couple whose children have grown up and left home. on an empty stomach see STOMACH . emptily adv. emptiness n. [OE ómtig, ómetig f. ómetta leisure] |
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Related Words
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apartment
below
smile
soul
bottom
bottle
lyric
gelatin
capsule
with
this
knife
sale
jackson
browne
running
by
yellowcard
finding
myself
hat
sould
nest
soal
leg
tab
can
pete
peterson
pic
vase
yellow
card
picture
soul.com
kid
rock
cold
recycle
bin
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Most Often Usage
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empty apartment
below empty
smile empty soul bottom of a bottle lyric
empty bottle
smile empty soul bottom of a bottle
empty gelatin capsule
empty capsule
smile empty soul with this knife lyric
empty for sale
jackson browne running on empty
lyric for empty apartment by yellowcard
smile empty soul finding myself lyric
empty hat
smile empty soul finding myself
smile empty sould
empty nest
smile empty soal
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