vacuum

US /ˈvækjuəm, -jum, -jəm/

UK /'vækjʊəm/

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noun

  • Space with absolutely no air in it
  • An electrical appliance that sucks up dust and dirt.
  • Cleaning machine with engine that sucks up dirt
  • An appliance that cleans by suction.
  • An electrical appliance that sucks up dust and dirt.
  • A space entirely devoid of matter.
  • A state of emptiness; a lack of something.
  • A space entirely devoid of matter.
  • A state of emptiness; a void.
  • An electron tube.

verb

  • To clean (a floor) using a sucking machine

other

  • To clean with a vacuum cleaner.
  • To clean with a vacuum cleaner.
  • To seal something in a vacuum.

adjective

  • Sealed to remove air.

other

  • A space entirely devoid of matter.