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  • Empty vessel — The phrase empty vessel literally means a container with nothing inside. It has additional significance in various areas.In literatureThe quotation, As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest… …   Wikipedia

  • empty vessels make the most sound — Foolish or witless persons are the most talkative or noisy. Vessel here means a receptacle, as a drinking vessel. a 1430 J. LYDGATE Pilgrimage of Man (EETS) 1. 15933 A voyde vessel..maketh outward a gret soun, Mor than..what yt was ful. 1547 W.… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Empty nose syndrome — (ENS) is a medical term coined by Dr. Kern and Dr. Stenquist (1996) to describe a cluster of symptoms that often occurs when a nose is crippled by over resection of the inferior and/or middle turbinates of the nose. ENS can be considered as a… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • vessel — noun 1 ship/boat ADJECTIVE ▪ stranded, stricken ▪ seaworthy ▪ sailing, steam ▪ ocean going, seagoing …   Collocations dictionary

  • empty — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 make sth empty ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ The cupboards had all been completely emptied. ▪ out ▪ We emptied out the tank. PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

  • vessel — noun /ˈvɛs.əl/ a) A general term for all kinds of craft designed for transportation on water, such as ships or boats. But my hope was, that if I stood along this coast till I came to that part where the English traded, I should find some of their …   Wiktionary

  • vessel — see empty vessels make the most sound …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Lota (vessel) — Lota (Urdu: لوٹا, Hindi: लोटा) is an Urdu and Hindi word for a small, usually spherical water vessel of brass or copper used in parts of South Asiacite web title = Definition of Lota publisher = Merriam Webster s Online Dictionary url =… …   Wikipedia

  • Niantic (whaling vessel) — Career (United States) Name: Niantic Builder …   Wikipedia

  • Expansion vessel — An expansion vessel is a metal container divided in two by a rubber diaphragm. One side is connected to the pipe work of the heating system and therefore contains water. The other, the dry side, contains air under pressure and you will find a car …   Wikipedia

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