The Clue
Recyclable item (5 letter answer)
The Answer
EMPTY
Tags
Notes
The answer EMPTY is uncommon, appearing about once every 450 puzzles.
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Pour out from
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Dangerous thing to run on
"E" on a gas gauge
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What "E" means on a gas gauge
Bottle ready to be recycled
Definition
EMPTY as a noun:
1. a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"
EMPTY as a verb:
1. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
2. (empty, discharge) = become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
3. (vacate, empty, abandon) = leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
4. remove; "Empty the water"
5. (evacuate, void, empty) = excrete or discharge from the body
EMPTY as an adjective:
1. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
2. (empty, hollow, vacuous) = devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
3. having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"
4. (empty, empty-bellied) = needing nourishment; "after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime"; "empty-bellied children"
5. emptied of emotion; "after the violent argument he felt empty"