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vacuum
'vakj??m/
noun
noun: vacuum; plural noun: vacua; plural noun: vacuums

1.a space entirely devoid of matter.
synonyms: empty space, emptiness, void, nothingness, vacuity, vacancy; More:rarevoidness, nihility

"the experiment has to be conducted in a vacuum"

a space or container from which the air has been completely or partly removed. a gap left by the loss, death, or departure of someone or something significant.

synonyms: gap, space, absence, lack, deficiency, blank, lacuna More "his exit would leave a power vacuum"

antonyms: continuity


2.a vacuum cleaner.
"if you just clear your bits off the floor I can get round with the vacuum"

verb
verb: vacuum; 3rd person present: vacuums; past tense: vacuumed; past participle: vacuumed; gerund or present participle: vacuuming

1.
clean with a vacuum cleaner.
"the room needs to be vacuumed"
synonyms: vacuum-clean;