Synonyms: empty
Definition: a container that has been emptied
Usage: return all empties to the store
Similar words: container
Definition: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
Synonyms: empty, evacuate, void
Definition: excrete or discharge from the body
Similar words: pass, egest, excrete, eliminate
Definition: eliminate from the body
Usage: Pass a kidney stone
Definition: become empty or void of its content
Usage: The room emptied
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Synonyms: empty
Definition: make void or empty of contents
Usage: Empty the box; The alarm emptied the building
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: empty
Definition: remove
Usage: Empty the water
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Synonyms: abandon, vacate, empty
Definition: leave behind empty; move out of
Usage: You must vacate your office by tonight
Similar words: leave, go away, go forth
Definition: go away from a place
Usage: At what time does your train leave?; She didn't leave until midnight; The ship leaves at midnight
Synonyms: empty
Definition: holding or containing nothing
Usage: an empty glass; an empty room; full of empty seats; empty hours
Definition: having everything extraneous removed including contents
Usage: the bare walls; the cupboard was bare
Similar words: white, clean, blank
Definition: (of a surface) not written or printed on
Usage: blank pages; fill in the blank spaces; a clean page; wide white margins
Similar words: empty-handed
Definition: carrying nothing in the hands
Definition: (used of eyes) lacking liveliness
Usage: empty eyes; a glassy stare; his eyes were glazed over with boredom
Similar words: lifeless
Definition: destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings
Usage: after the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly
Similar words: looted, plundered, ransacked, pillaged
Definition: wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
Usage: the robbers left the looted train; people returned to the plundered village
Similar words: vacant
Definition: without an occupant or incumbent
Usage: the throne is never vacant
Similar words: vacant
Definition: void of thought or knowledge
Usage: a vacant mind
Similar words: vacuous
Definition: devoid of matter
Usage: a vacuous space
Similar words: void
Definition: containing nothing
Usage: the earth was without form, and void
Synonyms: empty
Definition: emptied of emotion
Usage: after the violent argument he felt empty
Similar words: drained
Definition: emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
Usage: a drained marsh; a drained tank; a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything
Synonyms: empty, empty-bellied
Definition: needing nourishment
Usage: after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime; empty-bellied children
Similar words: hungry
Definition: feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
Usage: a world full of hungry people
Synonyms: hollow, empty, vacuous
Definition: devoid of significance or point
Usage: empty promises; a hollow victory; vacuous comments
Similar words: nonmeaningful, meaningless
Definition: having no meaning or direction or purpose
Usage: a meaningless endeavor; a meaningless life; a verbose but meaningless explanation