Vacuum - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈvækjʊəm|  American pronunciation of the word vacuum
Brit.  |ˈvækjʊəm|  British pronunciation of the word vacuum

noun

- the absence of matter (syn: vacuity)
- an empty area or space (syn: emptiness, vacancy, void)
without their support he'll be ruling in a vacuum
- a region that is devoid of matter (syn: vacuity)
- an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

verb

- clean with a vacuum cleaner (syn: hoover, vacuum-clean)
vacuum the carpets

Extra examples

A pump was used to create a vacuum inside the bottle.

The spinning turbine creates a vacuum.

Her husband's death left a vacuum in her life.

We need a replacement for our old vacuum cleaner.

The vacuum cleaner attachments help clean in tight spaces.

The brush detaches from the vacuum cleaner for easy cleaning.

...this vacuum cleaner has all of the accoutrements for cleaning furniture as well as floors...

The vacuum cleaner picks up dirt by suction.

The vacuum cleaner couldn't be fixed, so I trashed it.

I cook a meal for him occasionally and I run a vacuum over the place.

A vacuum cleaner with a special attachment for dusting rugs.

Joe sold vacuum cleaners door to door for years.

The process of learning a language does not take place in a vacuum.

The vacuum cleaner has various attachments.

The salesman gave us a demo of the vacuum cleaner, and it seemed to work very well.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: vacuum
he/she/it: vacuums
present participle: vacuuming
past tense: vacuumed
past participle: vacuumed
noun
singular: vacuum
plural: vacuums
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