English dictionary

vacuum

/'v/&/k/j//u//@/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the absence of matter

noun.state

Synonyms vacuity

Source: WordNet 3.0
an empty area or space

noun.shape

Examples
Without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum.

Synonyms emptiness vacancy void

Source: WordNet 3.0
a region that is devoid of matter

noun.location

Source: WordNet 3.0
an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

noun.artifact

Synonyms vacuum cleaner

Source: WordNet 3.0
A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, <i>absolute vacuum</i>); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of a closed vessel, which has been exhausted to a high or the highest degree by an air pump or other artificial means; as, water boils at a reduced temperature in a <i>vacuum</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913