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   void

   /vɔɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. not valid or legally binding: "the contract was void" Similar invalidnull and voidnullnullifiedcancelledrevokedrescindedabolishedinoperativeineffectivenot bindingnot in forcenon-viableuselessworthlessnugatorylapsedexpiredout of dateterminateddiscontinuedunrenewedOpposite valid
   • ▪ (of speech or action) ineffectual; useless: "all the stratagems you've worked out are rendered void"
   • 2. completely empty: "void spaces surround the tanks" Similar emptyemptiedvacantwithout contentscontaining nothingblankbareclearfreeunfilledunoccupieduninhabiteddesolatebarrenOpposite full
   • ▪ free from; lacking: "what were once the masterpieces of literature are now void of meaning" Similar devoid ofempty ofvacant ofbare ofdestitute ofbereft ofdenuded ofdeficient infree fromlackingwantingwithoutOpposite occupied
   • ▪ (of an office or position) vacant. formal
   • 3. (in bridge and whist) having been dealt no cards in a particular suit: "there is a danger that one of the opponents will be void in that suit"

   noun

   • 1. a completely empty space: "the black void of space"
   • ▪ an unfilled space in a wall, building, or other structure.
   • ▪ an emptiness caused by the loss of something: "his loss leaves a void in the community"
   • 2. (in bridge and whist) a suit in which a player is dealt no cards: "a hand with a singleton club is more likely than one with a void"

   verb

   • 1. declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding: North American "the Supreme court voided the statute" Similar invalidaterender invalidannulnullifynegatedisallowquashcancelcountermandrepealrevokerescindretractwithdrawreverseabrogateundoabolishobliterateterminaterepudiateavoidvacateOpposite validateratify
   • 2. discharge or drain away (water, gases, etc.): "the gases are usually voided into the mechanism"
   • ▪ excrete (waste matter): "it cannot be metabolized and is voided in the urine" Similar ejectexpelemitdischargepassexcreteegestlet outsend outreleaseexudeeliminaterare:disembogueOpposite take in

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘unoccupied’): from a dialect variant of Old French vuide; related to Latin vacare ‘vacate’; the verb partly a shortening of avoid, reinforced by Old French voider.

   Derivatives

   • 1. voidable adjective
   • 2. voidness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVOID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   VOID definition: 1. a large hole or empty space: 2. a feeling of unhappiness because someone or something is…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › voidVoid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of VOID is of no legal force or effect : null. How to use void in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Void.

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   Void definition: having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.. See examples of VOID used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVOID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe a situation or a feeling as a void, you mean that it seems empty because there is nothing interesting or worthwhile about it.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVOID | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   VOID meaning: 1. not legally or officially acceptable: 2. to be without something: 3. a situation in which…. Learn more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › voidVoid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   A void is empty space, nothingness, zero, zilch. A place that's void of all life forms has no sign of animals, plants, or people. You may recognize void from the Old Testament passage describing creation: "The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep."

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvoid noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   a feeling of being empty, caused by the loss of somebody/something. The void left by his mother's death was never filled. It seemed that nothing could fill the aching black void left by Rachel’s death.