void

/vษ”ษชd/

IPA: /V OY1 D/

noun
  1. 1

    An empty space; a vacuum.

    โ€œNobody has crossed the void since one man died trying three hundred years ago; it's high time we had another go.โ€

  2. 2

    An extended region of space containing no galaxies

  3. 3

    A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.

  4. 4

    A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.

  5. 5

    An empty space between floors or walls, including false separations and planned gaps between a building and its facade.

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To make invalid or worthless.

    โ€œHe voided the check and returned it.โ€

  2. 2

    To empty.

    โ€œvoid oneโ€™s bowelsโ€

  3. 3

    To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.

    โ€œto void excrementโ€

  4. 4

    To withdraw, depart.

  5. 5

    To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.

    โ€œto void a tableโ€

adjective
  1. 1

    Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.

  2. 2

    Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.

  3. 3

    Being without; destitute; devoid.

  4. 4

    Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.

  5. 5

    Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.

  6. 6

    Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.

  7. 7

    (of a function or method) That does not return a value.

noun
  1. 1

    A voidee.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/void