| NOUN | state | vacuum, vacuity | the absence of matter |
|---|---|---|---|
| shape | vacuum, void, vacancy, emptiness | an empty area or space | |
| location | vacuum, vacuity | a region that is devoid of matter | |
| artifact | vacuum, vacuum cleaner | an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction | |
| VERB | contact | vacuum, vacuum-clean, hoover | clean with a vacuum cleaner |
| Sounds | vae'kyuwm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abloom ... zoom: 56 rhymes with uwm... | |
| Meaning | The absence of matter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | vacuity | |
| Broader | emptiness | The state of containing nothing |
| Spanish | vacío absoluto, vacío, vacuidad | |
| Catalan | buit absolut, buit, vacuïtat | |
| Meaning | An empty area or space. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum" | |
| Synonyms | void, vacancy, emptiness | |
| Broader | space | An empty area (usually bounded in some way between things) |
| Spanish | oquedad, vacante, vacío | |
| Catalan | buit | |
| Meaning | A region that is devoid of matter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | vacuity | |
| Broader | region, part | The extended spatial location of something |
| Spanish | vacío, vacuidad | |
| Catalan | buit, vacuïtat | |
| Meaning | An electrical home appliance that cleans by suction. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | vacuum cleaner | |
| Parts | dust bag, vacuum bag | A bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner |
| Narrower | Hoover | A kind of vacuum cleaner |
| Broader | home appliance, household appliance | An appliance that does a particular job in the home |
| Spanish | aspiradora, aspirador | |
| Catalan | aspiradora, aspirador | |
| Verbs | vacuum | clean with a vacuum cleaner |
| Meaning | clean with a vacuum cleaner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "vacuum the carpets" | |
| Synonyms | vacuum-clean, hoover | |
| Broader | clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from |
| Spanish | aspirar, pasar la aspiradora | |
| Catalan | nolex, passar l'aspiradora | |
| Nouns | vacuum | an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction |
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