vacuumnoun
uk/ˈvæk.juːm/us/ˈvæk.juːm/vacuum noun (EMPTY SPACE)
[ C or U ] a space from which most or all of the matter has been removed, or where there is little or no matter
[ S ] a lack of something:
The withdrawal of troops from the area has created a security vacuum which will need to be filled.
in a vacuum
kept separate from other people and activities:
No artist works in a vacuum - we are all of us influenced by others.
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Empty
- bare
- barren
- blank
- clear
- dead
- deserted
- desolate
- desolation
- emptiness
- empty
- flat
- hollow
- lifeless
- nothingness
- unfurnished
- uninhabited
- unoccupied
- vacant
- void
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Lacking things
Alone
vacuum noun (CLEANER)
[ C ] a vacuum cleaner
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Equipment used for cleaning
- bath towel
- broom
- broomstick
- carpet sweeper
- chamois
- facecloth
- feather duster
- flannel
- floor cloth
- Hoover
- household goods
- J-cloth
- pressure washer
- rag
- scrubbing brush
- squeegee
- squeegee mop
- sweeper
- towelette
- washcloth
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vacuumverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈvæk.juːm/us/ˈvæk.juːm/UK also hooverto use a vacuum cleaner to collect dust, dirt, etc.:
Vacuum (up) the cake crumbs, would you?
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Cleaning & tidying places & things
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- brush
- char
- clean (sb/sth) up
- freshen (sb/sth) up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- housework
- shampoo
- spit
- straighten
- straighten sth out
- straighten sth up
- tidy sth away
- vac
- valet
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