make+empty
1empty — [emp′tē] adj. emptier, emptiest [ME emti & (with intrusive p ) empti < OE æmettig, unoccupied, lit., at leisure < æmetta, leisure (< æ , without + base of motan, to have to: see MUST1) + ig, Y2] 1. containing nothing; having nothing in… …
2empty — emptiable, adj. emptier, n. emptily, adv. emptiness, n. /emp tee/, adj., emptier, emptiest, v., emptied, emptying, n., pl. empties. adj. 1. containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle. 2. vacant; unocc …
3empty — I. adjective (emptier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣmettig unoccupied, from ǣmetta leisure, perhaps from ǣ without + metta (probably akin to mōtan to have to) more at must Date: before 12th century 1. a. containing nothing <… …
4empty — /ˈɛmpti / (say emptee), /ˈɛmti / (say emtee) adjective (emptier, emptiest) 1. containing nothing; void of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle. 2. vacant; unoccupied: an empty house. 3. without burden or load: an empty wagon. 4.… …
5empty — adj., v., & n. adj. (emptier, emptiest) 1 containing nothing. 2 (of a house etc.) unoccupied or unfurnished. 3 (of a transport vehicle etc.) without a load, passengers, etc. 4 a meaningless, hollow, insincere (empty threats; an empty gesture). b… …
6empty — emp•ty [[t]ˈɛmp ti[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est, 1) containing nothing; devoid of contents 2) vacant; unoccupied 3) devoid of human activity 4) hollow; meaningless 5) unemployed; idle: empty days[/ex] 6) math. Math. (of a set) containing no elements;… …
7empty — 1. adjective /ɛmptiː/ a) devoid of content b) Containing no elements (as of a string or array), opposed to being null (having no valid value). Syn: clean …
8empty — emp·ty || emptɪ v. remove the contents of, make empty adj. containing nothing; without people; hollow, meaningless n. container devoid of contents …
9empty — ► ADJECTIVE (emptier, emptiest) 1) containing nothing; not filled or occupied. 2) having no meaning or likelihood of fulfilment: an empty threat. 3) having no value or purpose. ► VERB (empties, emptied) …
10Empty nose syndrome — (ENS) is a medical term coined by Dr. Kern and Dr. Stenquist (1996) to describe a cluster of symptoms that often occurs when a nose is crippled by over resection of the inferior and/or middle turbinates of the nose. ENS can be considered as a… …
