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1 empty
['empti] 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) άδειος2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) άδειος3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) άδειος4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) κενός,άστοχος2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) αδειάζω,εκκενώνω2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) αδειάζω3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) άδειο(μπουκάλι κλπ.)- empty-handed
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2 Empty
v. trans.P. and V. κενοῦν, ἐκκενοῦν (Plat.), ἐρημοῦν, ἐξερημοῦν, V. ἐκκεινοῦν.Empty over one: Ar. and P. κατασκεδαννύναι (τί τινος or τι κατά τινος), καταχεῖν (τί τινος); see Pour.V. intrans. Empty itself ( of a river): P. ἐκβάλλειν, ἐξιέναι (ἐξίημι).Empty itself into: P. ἐμβάλλειν εἰς (acc.).——————adj.P. and V. κενός, P. διάκενος.Desolate: P. and V. ἐρῆμος. Vain, useless: P. and V. μάταιος, κενός, ἀνωφελής, V. ἀνωφέλητος (also Xen.); see Vain.Empty of: P. and V. κενός (gen.), ἐρῆμος (gen.).Empty of men: V. κένανδρος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Empty
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3 empty
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4 empty-handed
adjective (carrying nothing: I went to collect my wages but returned empty-handed.) με άδεια χέρια -
5 empty-headed
adjective (brainless: an empty-headed young girl.) κουφιοκέφαλος,ανεγκέφαλος -
6 Empty-handed
adj.P. and V. κενός (Plat., Rep. 370E).I will not send you from the land empty-handed: V. καί σʼ οὐ κεναῖσι χερσὶ γῆς ἀποστελῶ (Eur., Hel. 1280).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Empty-handed
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7 Empty-headed
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Empty-headed
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8 Bare
adj.Uncovered: P. and V. γυμνός, ψιλός.Of country bare of vegetation, etc.: P. ψιλός.Empty: P. and V. κενός, ἐρῆμος, P. διάκενος.Bare of: P. and V. γυμνός (gen.), κενός (gen.), ἐρῆμος (gen.), P. ψιλός (gen.).Mere: P. ψιλός.Barely sufficient: P. and V. ἀναγκαῖος.Just listen to a few words, merely a bare outline: P. μικρὰ ἀκούσατε αὐτὰ τἀναγκαίοτα (Dem. 284).Scanty, insufficient: P. and V. ἐνδεής, σπάνιος.Bare ( unsupported statement): P. ψιλὸς λόγος.Laying their sides on the bare ground: V. ἀστρώτῳ πέδῳ πλευρὰς τίθεντες (Eur., H.F. 52).——————v. trans.P. and V. γυμνοῦν. V. γυμνὸν τιθναι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Bare
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9 assure
[ə'ʃuə]1) (to tell positively: I assured him (that) the house was empty.) διαβεβαιώνω2) (to make (someone) sure: You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help.) διαβεβαιώνω•- assured -
10 baggy
adjective (loose, like an empty bag: He wears baggy trousers.) φαρδύς -
11 bare
[beə] 1. adjective1) (uncovered or naked: bare skin; bare floors.) γυμνός2) (empty: bare shelves.) άδειος3) (of trees etc, without leaves.) αποψιλωμένος4) (worn thin: The carpet is a bit bare.) τριμμένος, φθαρμένος5) (basic; essential: the bare necessities of life.) στοιχειώδης2. verb(to uncover: The dog bared its teeth in anger.) (ξε)γυμνώνω, φανερώνω- barely- bareness
- bareback
- barefaced
- barefooted
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12 clearance
1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) ξεκαθάρισμα2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) ελεύθερος χώρος3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) άδεια -
13 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) κοινός, συνηθισμένος2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) κοινός3) (publicly owned: common property.) κοινόχρηστος4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) λαϊκός5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) κοινός, λαϊκός6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) κοινό (ουσιαστικό)2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) κοινόχρηστος υπαίθριος χώρος κοινότητας- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
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14 compartment
(a separate part or division eg of a railway carriage: We couldn't find an empty compartment in the train; The drawer was divided into compartments.) διαμέρισμα, τμήμα -
15 conclusion
[-ʒən]1) (an end: the conclusion of his speech.) κατάληξη2) (a judgement: I came to the conclusion that the house was empty.) συμπέρασμα -
16 discard
(to throw away as useless: They discarded the empty bottles.) απορρίπτω,πετώ -
17 go blank
(to become empty: My mind went blank when the police questioned me.) τα `χάνω` -
18 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) μισό2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) ημίχρονο2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.)2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.)3) (not full or complete: a half smile.)3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) ως τη μέση,μισο-2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) σχεδόν,μισο-•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
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19 hermit crab
(a soft-bodied crab that inhabits the empty shells of other creatures.) οστρακόδερμο οικογένειας paguridae -
20 hollow
['holəu] 1. adjective1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) κούφιος2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) βαθύς2. noun1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) βαθούλωμα,κουφάλα2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) γούβα•- beat hollow
- hollow out
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Empty — Emp ty (?; 215), a. [Compar. {Emptier}; superl. {Emptiest}.] [AS. emtig, [ae]mtig, [ae]metig, fr. [ae]mta, [ae]metta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. emsig busy.] 1. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empty — adj 1 Empty, vacant, blank, void, vacuous mean lacking the contents that could or should be present. Something is empty which has nothing in it; something is vacant which is without an occupant, incumbent, tenant, inmate, or the person or thing… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
empty — [emp′tē] adj. emptier, emptiest [ME emti & (with intrusive p ) empti < OE æmettig, unoccupied, lit., at leisure < æmetta, leisure (< æ , without + base of motan, to have to: see MUST1) + ig, Y2] 1. containing nothing; having nothing in… … English World dictionary
empty — ► ADJECTIVE (emptier, emptiest) 1) containing nothing; not filled or occupied. 2) having no meaning or likelihood of fulfilment: an empty threat. 3) having no value or purpose. ► VERB (empties, emptied) … English terms dictionary
empty — c.1200, from O.E. æmettig at leisure, not occupied, unmarried, from æmetta leisure, from æ not + metta, from motan to have (see MIGHT (Cf. might)). The p is a euphonic insertion. Sense evolution from at leisure to empty is paralleled in several… … Etymology dictionary
Empty — Emp ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emptied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emptying}.] 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. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empty — [adj1] containing nothing abandoned, bare, barren, blank, clear, dead, deflated, depleted, desert, deserted, desolate, despoiled, destitute, devoid, dry, evacuated, exhausted, forsaken, godforsaken*, hollow, lacking, stark, unfilled, unfurnished … New thesaurus
empty of — completely without (something) The arena was empty of spectators. The streets are now empty of traffic. • • • Main Entry: ↑empty … Useful english dictionary
Empty — Emp ty, n.; pl. {Empties}. An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, special rates for empties. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Empty — Emp ty, v. i. 1. To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean. [1913 Webster] 2. To become empty. The chapel empties. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empty — index barren, baseless, consume, deficient, deplete, devoid, diminish, dissipate (expend foolishly), evacuate … Law dictionary
