EMPTIES
Verb
empties
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empty
Noun
empties
plural of empty
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
EMPTY
Emp"ty, a. [Compar. Emptier; superl. Emptiest.] Etym: [AS. emtig,
æmtig, æmetig, fr. æmta, æmetta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain
origin; cf. G. emsig busy.]
1. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of
contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an
inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room,
purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
2. Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of. "That fair female troop . .
. empty of all good." Milton.
I shall find you empty of that fault. Shak.
3. Having nothing to carry; unburdened. "An empty messenger." Shak.
When ye go ye shall not go empty. Ex. iii. 21.
4. Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as,
empty words, or threats.
Words are but empty thanks. Cibber.
5. Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of
pleasure, the world, etc.
Pleas'd in the silent shade with empty praise. Pope.
6. Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an
empty vine.
Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind. Gen. xli. 27.
7. Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty
brains; an empty coxcomb.
That in civility thou seem'st so empty. Shak.
8. Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty
dreams.
Note: Empty is used as the first element in a compound; as, empty-
handed, having nothing in the hands, destitute; empty-headed, having
few ideas; empty-hearted, destitute of feeling.
Syn.
– See Vacant.
Emp"ty, n.; pl. Empties (.
Definition: An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in
transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."
Emp"ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emptied; p. pr. & vb. n. Emptying.]
Definition: To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or
destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a
vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.
The clouds . . . empty themselves upon the earth. Eccl. xi. 3.
Emp"ty, v. i.
1. To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
2. To become empty. "The chapel empties." B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition