vacuous
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Synonyms
confinement immurement impoundment imprisonment incarceration internment prisonExamples
- //The prisoners were released from captivity.
- //the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wild
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1captivity
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- the act of confining or the state of being confined //the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wildRelated Words
carbon monoxide
noun
Definition
- : a colorless odorless very toxic gas CO that is formed as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon or a carbon compound
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined abovecareen
careened; careening; careens
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
- : to cause to heel over //High waves careened the boat.
- intransitive verb
- : to clean, caulk, or repair the hull of a boat: to undergo this process
- : to heel over
- : to sway from side to side : lurch //… a careening carriage being pulled wildly … by a team of runaway horses … — J. P. Getty
- : career //The car careened down the hill.
Examples
Verb
- //the sled careened as it barreled down the hill
- //he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head
First Known Use
Verb
1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1712, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Verb
from carine side of a ship, from Middle French, submerged part of a hull, from Latin carina hull, half of a nutshell; perhaps akin to Greek karyon nutcareen
verb
Synonyms
- to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions //the sled careened as it barreled down the hill
- to move forward while swaying from side to side //he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
confinement immurement impoundment imprisonment incarceration internment prisonExamples
- //The prisoners were released from captivity.
- //the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wild
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1captivity
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- the act of confining or the state of being confined //the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wildRelated Words
carbon monoxide
noun
Definition
- : a colorless odorless very toxic gas CO that is formed as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon or a carbon compound
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined abovecareen
careened; careening; careens
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
- : to cause to heel over //High waves careened the boat.
- intransitive verb
- : to clean, caulk, or repair the hull of a boat: to undergo this process
- : to heel over
- : to sway from side to side : lurch //… a careening carriage being pulled wildly … by a team of runaway horses … — J. P. Getty
- : career //The car careened down the hill.
Examples
Verb
- //the sled careened as it barreled down the hill
- //he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head
First Known Use
Verb
1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1712, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Verb
from carine side of a ship, from Middle French, submerged part of a hull, from Latin carina hull, half of a nutshell; perhaps akin to Greek karyon nutcareen
verb
Synonyms
- to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions //the sled careened as it barreled down the hill
- to move forward while swaying from side to side //he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
confinement immurement impoundment imprisonment incarceration internment prisonExamples
- //The prisoners were released from captivity.
- //the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wild
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1captivity
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- the act of confining or the state of being confined //the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wildRelated Words
carbon monoxide
noun
Definition
- : a colorless odorless very toxic gas CO that is formed as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon or a carbon compound
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined abovecareen
careened; careening; careens
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
- : to cause to heel over //High waves careened the boat.
- intransitive verb
- : to clean, caulk, or repair the hull of a boat: to undergo this process
- : to heel over
- : to sway from side to side : lurch //… a careening carriage being pulled wildly … by a team of runaway horses … — J. P. Getty
- : career //The car careened down the hill.
Examples
Verb
- //the sled careened as it barreled down the hill
- //he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head
First Known Use
Verb
1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1712, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Verb
from carine side of a ship, from Middle French, submerged part of a hull, from Latin carina hull, half of a nutshell; perhaps akin to Greek karyon nutcareen
verb
Synonyms
- to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions //the sled careened as it barreled down the hill
- to move forward while swaying from side to side //he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
confinement immurement impoundment imprisonment incarceration internment prisonExamples
- //The prisoners were released from captivity.
- //the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wild
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1captivity
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- the act of confining or the state of being confined //the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wildRelated Words
carbon monoxide
noun
Definition
- : a colorless odorless very toxic gas CO that is formed as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon or a carbon compound
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined abovecareen
careened; careening; careens
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
- : to cause to heel over //High waves careened the boat.
- intransitive verb
- : to clean, caulk, or repair the hull of a boat: to undergo this process
- : to heel over
- : to sway from side to side : lurch //… a careening carriage being pulled wildly … by a team of runaway horses … — J. P. Getty
- : career //The car careened down the hill.
Examples
Verb
- //the sled careened as it barreled down the hill
- //he careened unsteadily to the couch after hitting his head
First Known Use
Verb
1578, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1712, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Verb
from carine side of a ship, from Middle French, submerged part of a hull, from Latin carina hull, half of a nutshell; perhaps akin to Greek karyon nutcareen
verb
Synonyms
- to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions //the sled careened as it barreled down the hill