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   Vac·u·um

   /ˈvakˌyo͞om/

   

   noun

   • 1. a space entirely devoid of matter. Similar empty spaceemptinessvoidnothingnessvacuityvacancyrare:voidnessnihility
   • ▪ a space or container from which the air has been completely or partly removed.
   • ▪ a gap left by the loss, death, or departure of someone or something formerly playing a significant part in a situation or activity: "the political vacuum left by the death of the Emperor" Similar gapspaceabsencelackdeficiencyblanklacunaOpposite continuity
   • 2. a vacuum cleaner. Similar vacuum cleanerinformal:vactrademark:Hoover

   verb

   • 1. clean with a vacuum cleaner: "the room needs to be vacuumed"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: modern Latin, neuter of Latin vacuus ‘empty’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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