Empty
adjective
Having nothing inside or on the surface; not filled or covered.
He drank his glass of water until it was empty.
Often appears as...
- empty glass
- empty room
verb
To remove all the things or people from somewhere.
She emptied her pockets onto the table.
Often appears as...
- empty a bag
- empty a room
adjective
Not sincere or without any real meaning.
His promises turned out to be empty words.
Often appears as...
- empty promises
- empty words
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Disapproving
adjective
Depressed or lacking happiness.
She felt empty after her dog passed away.
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Disapproving
verb
To remove all the data from a specific location.
I need to empty my recycle bin on the computer.
Often appears as...
- empty the trash
- empty the recycle bin
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Technical
adjective
Having nothing inside or on the surface; not filled or covered.
He drank his glass of water until it was empty.
Often appears as...
- empty glass
- empty room
verb
To remove all the things or people from somewhere.
She emptied her pockets onto the table.
Often appears as...
- empty a bag
- empty a room
adjective
Not sincere or without any real meaning.
His promises turned out to be empty words.
Often appears as...
- empty promises
- empty words
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Depressed or lacking happiness.
She felt empty after her dog passed away.
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To remove all the data from a specific location.
I need to empty my recycle bin on the computer.
Often appears as...
- empty the trash
- empty the recycle bin
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physically Lacking
Use 'empty' to describe something with nothing inside, often physically observable.
The room was empty, no furniture or people.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotionally Expressive
'Empty' can show disappointment if something expected to be full isn't.
Her eyes scanned the empty stands where her friends should have been.
Pro Tip 1/2Physically Lacking
Use 'empty' to describe something with nothing inside, often physically observable.
The room was empty, no furniture or people.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotionally Expressive
'Empty' can show disappointment if something expected to be full isn't.
Her eyes scanned the empty stands where her friends should have been.
Pro Tip 1/2Physically Lacking
Use 'empty' to describe something with nothing inside, often physically observable.
The room was empty, no furniture or people.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotionally Expressive
'Empty' can show disappointment if something expected to be full isn't.
Her eyes scanned the empty stands where her friends should have been.
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But under normal circumstances, your decision to urinate stops the brain's signal to the external urethral sphincter, causing it to relax and the bladder to empty. The external urethral sphincter is one of the muscles of the pelvic floor, and it provides support to the urethra and bladder neck. It's lucky we have these pelvic floor muscles
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Otherwise, the egg's escapade ends, and the window for pregnancy closes for that month. Meanwhile, the now empty follicle begins to release progesterone, another hormone that tells the womb's lining to plump up with blood and nutrients in preparation for a fertilized egg that may embed there and grow.
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Is it possible to create...
But that's far from empty. There's still plenty of matter bouncing around. Manufacturers rely on more thorough, sealed vacuums for all sorts of purposes. That includes vacuum-packed food that stays fresh longer, and the vacuums inside early light bulbs that protected filaments from degrading.
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The five major world...
before his unconventional wisdom got him into trouble. His enemies had him arrested, and he was executed by Rome in the standard means by which rabble-rousers were put to death, crucifixion. But shortly after he was buried, women found his tomb empty and quickly spread word,
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How to fix a broken...
you have to reestablish who you are and what your life is about. The voids in your social life, the missing activities, even the empty spaces on the wall where pictures used to hang. But none of that will do any good unless you prevent the mistakes that can set you back,
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How does cancer spread...
In addition, the lymphatic vessels empty into the blood circulation, allowing the malignant cells to undergo hematogenous spread. Once at a new site, the cells once again undergo proliferation, and form small tumors known as micrometastases.
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Rethink how you think...
finish on a negative note which which really is for your benefit and for our benefit collect the benefit maybe it's better to see the glass as half empty and not enough has been said emphasizing
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The 2,400-year search...
that everything in the world was made up of tiny particles surrounded by empty space. And he even speculated that they vary in size and shape depending on the substance they compose.
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Prison Predators PIPE...
into a cell or empty stairwell and demand payment money gifts or service if he refuses it gets ugly I said with aggression with my face expression and bass not going in with no
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The Blue Planet...
isolated seamounts like this one create a a seas where life can flourish in the comparatively empty expanses of the open ocean
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Is it bad to hold your...
But under normal circumstances, your decision to urinate stops the brain's signal to the external urethral sphincter, causing it to relax and the bladder to empty. The external urethral sphincter is one of the muscles of the pelvic floor, and it provides support to the urethra and bladder neck. It's lucky we have these pelvic floor muscles
Video examples
How menstruation works -...
Otherwise, the egg's escapade ends, and the window for pregnancy closes for that month. Meanwhile, the now empty follicle begins to release progesterone, another hormone that tells the womb's lining to plump up with blood and nutrients in preparation for a fertilized egg that may embed there and grow.
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Is it possible to create...
But that's far from empty. There's still plenty of matter bouncing around. Manufacturers rely on more thorough, sealed vacuums for all sorts of purposes. That includes vacuum-packed food that stays fresh longer, and the vacuums inside early light bulbs that protected filaments from degrading.
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The five major world...
before his unconventional wisdom got him into trouble. His enemies had him arrested, and he was executed by Rome in the standard means by which rabble-rousers were put to death, crucifixion. But shortly after he was buried, women found his tomb empty and quickly spread word,
Video examples
How to fix a broken...
you have to reestablish who you are and what your life is about. The voids in your social life, the missing activities, even the empty spaces on the wall where pictures used to hang. But none of that will do any good unless you prevent the mistakes that can set you back,
Video examples
How does cancer spread...
In addition, the lymphatic vessels empty into the blood circulation, allowing the malignant cells to undergo hematogenous spread. Once at a new site, the cells once again undergo proliferation, and form small tumors known as micrometastases.
Video examples
Rethink how you think...
finish on a negative note which which really is for your benefit and for our benefit collect the benefit maybe it's better to see the glass as half empty and not enough has been said emphasizing
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The 2,400-year search...
that everything in the world was made up of tiny particles surrounded by empty space. And he even speculated that they vary in size and shape depending on the substance they compose.
Video examples
Prison Predators PIPE...
into a cell or empty stairwell and demand payment money gifts or service if he refuses it gets ugly I said with aggression with my face expression and bass not going in with no
Video examples
The Blue Planet...
isolated seamounts like this one create a a seas where life can flourish in the comparatively empty expanses of the open ocean
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Quote examples
Ruth Westheimer
American Celebrity
I tell people with children still in the house to go out once a week and talk about anything but the children. Otherwise, once you are an empty nester you might have nothing to talk about.
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Randy Newman
American Comedian
I like the performing. And interviews, even. And the stuff that's not sitting in a room by yourself with empty paper. But I never loved writing, to tell you the truth.
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Jim Parrack
American Actor
When everything in a person's life is gone, ripped-out gone, it's not that you stay empty for so long, so you replace it with something else very quickly.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Belgian Actor
When you finish a film, if you believed in your character, you're empty.
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Nicolas Roeg
English Director
We're all influenced by everything unless we're locked in an empty room.
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Guillaume Canet
French Actor
You need to feed yourself with emotions and life or you'll become empty.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.
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Jack Williamson
American Writer
Life would have been absolutely empty without imagination.
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Bhumi Pednekar
Indian Actress
I think an actor without life experiences is empty.
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Umberto Eco
Italian Novelist
Our life is full of empty space.
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Ruth Westheimer
American Celebrity
I tell people with children still in the house to go out once a week and talk about anything but the children. Otherwise, once you are an empty nester you might have nothing to talk about.
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Randy Newman
American Comedian
I like the performing. And interviews, even. And the stuff that's not sitting in a room by yourself with empty paper. But I never loved writing, to tell you the truth.
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Jim Parrack
American Actor
When everything in a person's life is gone, ripped-out gone, it's not that you stay empty for so long, so you replace it with something else very quickly.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Belgian Actor
When you finish a film, if you believed in your character, you're empty.
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Nicolas Roeg
English Director
We're all influenced by everything unless we're locked in an empty room.
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Guillaume Canet
French Actor
You need to feed yourself with emotions and life or you'll become empty.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.
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Jack Williamson
American Writer
Life would have been absolutely empty without imagination.
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Bhumi Pednekar
Indian Actress
I think an actor without life experiences is empty.
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Umberto Eco
Italian Novelist
Our life is full of empty space.
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