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vacuum
('v/&/k/j//u//@/m )

noun (n)

  • the absence of matter(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    vacuity
    source: wordnet30
  • an empty area or space(noun.shape)
    Example:
    Without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum.
    Synonym:
    emptiness, vacancy, void
    source: wordnet30
  • a region that is devoid of matter(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    vacuum cleaner
    source: wordnet30
  • A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of a closed vessel, which has been exhausted to a high or the highest degree by an air pump or other artificial means; as, water boils at a reduced temperature in a vacuum.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • clean with a vacuum cleaner(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Vacuum the carpets.
    Synonym:
    hoover, vacuum-clean
    source: wordnet30
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