void
/vɔɪd/
noun
Meaning
An empty space; a vacuum.
"Nobody has crossed the void since one man died trying three hundred years ago; it's high time we had another go."
An extended region of space containing no galaxies
A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.
A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.
An empty space between floors or walls, including false separations and planned gaps between a building and its facade.
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
To make invalid or worthless.
"He voided the check and returned it."
To empty.
"void one’s bowels"
To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.
"to void excrement"
To withdraw, depart.
To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.
"to void a table"
Synonyms
adjective
Meaning
Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.
Being without; destitute; devoid.
Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.
Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.
(of a function or method) That does not return a value.