Empty
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Empty
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1 superl.
Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
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2 superl.
Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.
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3 superl.
Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
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4 superl.
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
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5 superl.
Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
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6 superl.
Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
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7 superl.
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
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8 superl.
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
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9 n.
An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."
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10 v. t.
To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.
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11 v. i.
To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
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12 v. i.
To become empty.
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13 superl.
Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
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14 superl.
Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.
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15 superl.
Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
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16 superl.
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
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17 superl.
Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
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18 superl.
Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
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19 superl.
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
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20 superl.
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
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21 n.
An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."
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22 v. t.
To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.
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23 v. i.
To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
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24 v. i.
To become empty.