empty

A2
Pronunciation
/ˈɛmpti/
/ˈɛmpti/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

(usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.

Example Sentences
  • Put the empties out to be recycled.
Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.

Example Sentences
  • The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.
2 Definition

Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.

Example Sentences
  • Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River.
Adjective
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

Example Sentences
  • an empty purse; an empty jug; an empty stomach
2 Definition

Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).

3 Definition

Free; clear; devoid; often with of.

4 Definition

Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.

5 Definition

Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.

Example Sentences
  • empty offer
6 Definition

Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.

Example Sentences
  • empty pleasures
7 Definition

Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.

Example Sentences
  • empty dreams
8 Definition

Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.

Example Sentences
  • empty brains; an empty coxcomb
9 Definition

(of some female animals, especially cows and sheep) Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.

Example Sentences
  • Empty cow rates have increased in recent years.
10 Definition

Producing nothing; unfruitful; said of a plant or tree.

Example Sentences
  • an empty vine