Vacuum :  (noun)
1: the absence of matter [syn: vacuity]
2: an empty area or space; "the huge desert voids"; "the emptiness of outer space"; "without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum" [syn: void, vacancy, emptiness]
3: a region empty of matter [syn: vacuity]
4: an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction [syn: vacuum cleaner] (verb)

1: clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets" [syn: vacuum-clean, hoover] ... ( more )

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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, nihility, nonbeing, nonentity, nonexistence, nonoccurrence, nonreality, nonsubsistence, not-being, nothing, nothingness, nullity, sweep, sweep out, sweep up, tabula rasa, unactuality, unreality, vacancy, vacuity, vacuousness, vacuum-clean, vapidity, void, whisk,