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vacuum-clean — verb clean with a vacuum cleaner vacuum the carpets • Syn: ↑vacuum, ↑hoover • Derivationally related forms: ↑Hoover (for: ↑hoover), ↑vacuum ( … Useful english dictionary
vacuum-clean — /ˈvækjum klin/ (say vakyoohm kleen) verb (t) to clean by means of a vacuum cleaner …
vacuum — [vak′yo͞om, vak′yo͞o əm] n. pl. vacuums or vacua [vak′yo͞o ə] [L, neut. sing. of vacuus, empty] 1. a space with nothing at all in it; completely empty space 2. a) an enclosed space, as that inside a vacuum tube, out of which most of the air or… … English World dictionary
vacuum — n. & v. n. (pl. vacuums or vacua) 1 a space entirely devoid of matter. 2 a space or vessel from which the air has been completely or partly removed by a pump etc. 3 a the absence of the normal or previous content of a place, environment, etc. b… … Useful english dictionary
vacuum — Synonyms and related words: absence, absence of mind, blank, blankness, broom, brush, brush off, clean slate, deprivation, emptiness, empty space, empty headedness, hollowness, inanity, jejunity, mental void, negation, negativeness, negativity,… … Moby Thesaurus
vacuum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. void, vacancy, emptiness, nothingness; space. See absence, nonexistence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. emptiness, rarefaction, void, vacuity, space, exhaustion. v. Syn. vacuum clean, clean, sweep, sweep up … English dictionary for students
vacuum cleaner — noun A domestic or industrial mobile machine for cleaning floors and similar surfaces that draws dust and other particles into a container (often a bag) by the suction created by an electric motor driving a fan. Syn: hoover, vacuum See Also:… … Wiktionary
vacuum cleaner — noun an electrical apparatus that collects dust from floors and other surfaces by means of suction. Derivatives vacuum clean verb … English new terms dictionary
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vacuum — ► NOUN (pl. vacuums or vacua) 1) a space entirely devoid of matter. 2) a space from which the air has been completely or partly removed. 3) a gap left by the loss or departure of someone or something important. 4) (pl. vacuums) informal a vacuum… … English terms dictionary
