noun
- The absence of matter.
- synonyms: vacuity
- An empty area or space.
- usage: "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"
- A region that is devoid of matter.
- synonyms: vacuity
- An electrical home appliance that cleans by suction.
- synonyms: vacuum cleaner
verb
- Clean with a vacuum cleaner.
- usage: "vacuum the carpets"
- synonyms: vacuum-clean, hoover
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