Topic: MATERIAL, TEXTILES
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acetate
acrylic
batik
bind
binding
bolt
brushed
canvas
card(n)
card(v)
cotton
crisp
denim
drill
elastic(n)
elastic(a)
felt
fibre
hank
kid
lace
leather
linen
material
mesh
morocco
nap
nylon
padding
paisley
pattern
pile
pine
pique
plastic
plush
polyester
raw
rayon
rendering
resin
resonant
rope
satin
seam
serge
sheer
silk
spin
spinner
stretch
suede
swatch
tan
tanner
textile
thread
timber
upholstery
velvet
voile
wool
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Show all entries from Topic: MATERIAL, TEXTILES| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | æmettig |
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emp‧ty1 S2 W2
comparative emptier, superlative emptiest
comparative emptier, superlative emptiest1 having nothing inside : an empty box an empty bottle The fuel tank's almost empty.
container
an empty boxan empty bottleThe fuel tank's almost empty.2 an empty place does not have any people in it : I hate coming home to an empty house. The streets were empty.
place
I hate coming home to an empty house.The streets were empty.3 not being used by anyone : I spotted an empty table in the corner. He put his feet on an empty chair.
not used
I spotted an empty table in the corner.He put his feet on an empty chair.4 unhappy because nothing in your life seems interesting or important : Her life felt empty and meaningless.
person/life
Her life felt empty and meaningless.5 words etc that are not sincere, or have no effect : His repeated promises to pay them back were just empty words.
empty words/gestures/promises etc
His repeated promises to pay them back were just empty words.6 to do something without having eaten any food first : I can't work properly on an empty stomach.
do something on an empty stomach
I can't work properly on an empty stomach.7 a situation in which parents become sad because their children have grown up and moved out of their house
empty nest
alsoempty nest syndrome
8 not containing a particular type of thing, or not having a particular quality : The beach was almost empty of people.
empty of something
The beach was almost empty of people.9 to continue doing something even though you no longer have supplies of something you need in order to do it properly : With the country running on empty, the president has no hope of winning the election.
be running on empty
With the country running on empty, the president has no hope of winning the election. —emptily adverb
