vacuum

Meanings

Noun

the absence of matter
an empty area or space
- "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum"
a region that is devoid of matter
an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
A region of space that contains no matter.
The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, such as the condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of air or steam, etc.
Ellipsis of vacuum cleaner.
A spacetime having tensors of zero magnitude.
An emptiness in life created by a loss of a person who was close, or of an occupation.
An exercise in which one draws their abdomen towards the spine.

Verb

clean with a vacuum cleaner
- "vacuum the carpets"
To clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.
To use a vacuum cleaner.
To optimise a database or database table by physically removing deleted tuples.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vacuum (“an empty space, void”), noun use of neuter of vacuus (“empty”), related to vacare (“be empty”).

Synonyms

emptiness, hoover, to do the hoovering, to hoover, vacancy, vacuity, vacuum cleaner, vacuum-clean, void

Antonyms

plenum

Scrabble Score: 13

vacuum is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vacuum is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vacuum is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

vacuum is a valid Words With Friends word