Phrase Hound found 101 phrases and 11 compound words that contain empty. The most common are listed below. Open empty in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 101
- empty spaceAn unoccupied space where something may be stored
- empty setThe unique set that contains no elements, denoted ∅ or {}.
- non-emptyOf a set, containing at least one element; not the empty set.
- empty stringA string with a length of zero.
- half emptySynonym of half full: holding about half of the full capacity
- empty wordsAny type of talk with little meaning; a message that seems to contain meaningful content but is actually vapid.
- empty threatA threat made with no chance of being carried out.
- empty chairA chair which is used to personify the client's object of conflict
- empty productThe result of multiplying no numbers, conventionally defined to equal one.
- empty sumThe result of adding no numbers, conventionally defined to equal zero.
- empty the tankTo make the utmost effort; to contribute to the absolute limit of one's energy and abilities.
- Empty QuarterA desert encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula.
- empty nestA home or a family where the children have grown up and moved away.
- empty the clipTo fire all of the cartridges in the magazine of an automatic or semi-automatic firearm.
- empty nesterA person whose children have grown up and left home.
- empty graphA graph with vertices but no edges.
- empty-headedSilly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained.
- empty functionA function whose domain is the empty set.
- empty pageSynonym of blank canvas: An unmarked or empty state, offering a limitless potential for creation, development or interpretation.
- empty wordA word or morpheme containing no lexical meaning and instead functions as a grammatical link or marker.
- running on emptypresent participle and gerund of run on empty
- empty-net goalA point scored when a player shoots the puck into the opposing team's net at a time when the opposing team's goalie has been withdrawn from the game for tactical reasons.
- empty nest syndromeA feeling of loneliness or depression experienced by some parents when their children have matured and left home.
- empty-handedAlternative form of emptyhanded: With nothing in one's hands.
- on an empty stomachWithout having eaten.
Compound words 11
- emptyhandedWith nothing in one's hands.
- emptyishSomewhat empty.
- overemptyTo make too empty; to exhaust.
- emptiableCapable of being emptied.
- EmptyhadCity of Manchester Stadium (known as Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons), the home ground of Manchester City F.C.
- emptieththird-person singular simple present indicative of empty: Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
- nonemptyNot empty, containing something.
- emptyheadedAlternative form of empty-headed: Silly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained.
- emptyheartedAlternative form of empty-hearted: Lacking feeling or emotion; heartless.
- emptyingsplural of emptying: present participle and gerund of empty