NOUN | state | vacuum, vacuity | the absence of matter |
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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 | |
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Rhymes | abloom ... zoom: 56 rhymes with uwm... |
Meaning | The absence of matter. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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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