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Void [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Empty; vacant; not occupied with any visible matter; as a void space or place. 1 Kings 22:10 .

2. Empty; without inhabitants or furniture. Genesis 1:2 .

3. Having no legal or binding force; null; not effectual to bind parties, or to convey or support a right; not sufficient to produce its effect. Thus a deed not duly signed and sealed, is void A fraudulent contract is void or may be rendered void

4. My word shall not return to me void but it shall accomplish that which I please. Isaiah 55:11 .

5. I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place. Jeremiah 19:7 .

6. Free; clear; as a conscience void of offense. Acts 24:16 .

7. Destitute; as void of learning; void of reason or common sense.

8. He that is void of wisdom, despiseth his neighbor.

9. Proverbs 11:12 .

10. Unsupplied; vacant; unoccupied; having no incumbent.

11. Divers offices that had been long void

12. Unsubstantial; vain.

13. Lifeless idol, void and vain.

14. VOID space, in physics, a vacuum.

15. To make void; to violate; to transgress.

16. They have made void thy law. Psalms 119:126 .

17. To render useless or of no effect. Romans 4:14 .

Void [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. An empty space; a vacuum.

2. Pride, where wit falls, steps in to our defense, and fills up all the mighty void of sense.

3. Th' illimitable void

Void [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To be emitted or evacuated.

Void [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To quit; to leave.

2. Bid them come down, or void the field.

3. To emit; to send out; to evacuate; as, to void excrementitious matter; to void worms.

4. To vacate; to annul; to nullify; to render of no validity or effect.

5. It had become a practice - to void the security given for money borrowed.

6. To make or leave vacant.

Void [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.

2. Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of offices and the like.

3. Being without; destitute; free; wanting; devoid; as, void of learning, or of common use.

4. Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.

5. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.

6. Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. Voidable, 2.

7. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table.

8. To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge; as, to void excrements.

9. To render void; to make to be of no validity or effect; to vacate; to annul; to nullify.

Void [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An empty space; a vacuum.

Void [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To be emitted or evacuated.

Voidable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. That may be annulled or made void, or that may be adjudged void, invalid or of no force.

2. - Such administration is not void, but voidable by sentence.

Voidable [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Capable of being voided, or evacuated.

2. Capable of being avoided, or of being adjudged void, invalid, and of no force; capable of being either avoided or confirmed.

Voidance [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The act of emptying.

2. The act of ejecting from a benefice; ejection.

3. Vacancy; want of an incumbent.

4. Evasion; subterfuge.

Voidance [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of voiding, emptying, ejecting, or evacuating.

2. A ejection from a benefice.

3. The state of being void; vacancy, as of a benefice which is without an incumbent.

4. Evasion; subterfuge.

Voided [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In heraldry, having the inner or middle part cut out, as an ordinary.

Voided [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Thrust out; evacuated.

Voided [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Emptied; evacuated.

2. Annulled; invalidated.

3. Having the inner part cut away, or left vacant, a narrow border being left at the sides, the tincture of the field being seen in the vacant space; -- said of a charge.

Voided [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Voider [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A basket in which broken meat is carried from the table.

2. One who evacuates.

3. One who nullifies.

4. In heraldry, one of the ordinaries, whose figure is much like that of the flanch or flasque.

5. In agriculture, a provincial name of a kind of shallow basket of open work.

Voider [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who, or that which, voids, /mpties, vacates, or annuls.

2. A tray, or basket, formerly used to receive or convey that which is voided or cleared away from a given place; especially, one for carrying off the remains of a meal, as fragments of food; sometimes, a basket for containing household articles, as clothes, etc.

3. A servant whose business is to void, or clear away, a table after a meal.

4. One of the ordinaries, much like the flanch, but less rounded and therefore smaller.

Voiding [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Receiving what is ejected; as a voiding lobby.

Voiding [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Ejecting; evacuating.

2. Making or declaring void, or of no force.

3. Quitting; leaving.

Voiding [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Receiving what is ejected or voided.

Voiding [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of one who, or that which, v/ids.

2. That which is voided; that which is ejected or evacuated; a remnant; a fragment.

Voiding [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Voidness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Emptiness; vacuity; destitution.

2. Nullify; inefficacy; want of binding force.

3. Want of substantiality.

Voidness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality or state of being void; /mptiness; vacuity; nullity; want of substantiality.

Unsubstantiality Roget’s Thesaurus §4

N. unsubstantiality, insubstantiality, nothingness, nihility, no degree, no part, no quantity, no thing, nothing, naught, nil, nullity, zero, cipher, no one, nobody, never a one, ne'er a one, no such thing, none in the world, nothing whatever, nothing at all, nothing on earth, not a particle, all talk, moonshine, stuff and nonsense, matter of no importance, matter of no consequence, thing of naught, man of straw, john doe and richard roe, faggot voter, nominis umbra, nonentity, flash in the pan, vox et praeterea nihil, shadow, phantom, dream, ignis fatuus, "such stuff as dreams are made of", air, thin air, vapor, bubble, "baseless fabric of a vision", mockery, hollowness, blank, void, inanity, fool's paradise

V. vanish, evaporate, fade, dissolve, melt away, disappear

Adj. unsubstantial, baseless, groundless, ungrounded, without foundation, having no foundation, visionary, immaterial, spectral, dreamy, shadowy, ethereal, airy, cloud built, cloud formed, gossamery, illusory, insubstantial, unreal, vacant, vacuous, empty, eviscerated, blank, hollow, nominal, null, inane

Phr. there's nothing in it, "an ocean of dreams without a sound", 3, formal existence internal conditions

Zero Roget’s Thesaurus §101

N. zero, nothing, null, nul, naught, nought, void, cipher, goose egg, none, nobody, no one, nichts, nixie*, nix*, zilch, zip, zippo, not a soul, ame qui vive, absence, unsubstantiality

Adj. not one, not a one, not any, nary a one, not a, never a, not a whit of, not an iota of, not a drop of, not a speck of, not a jot, not a trace of, not a hint of, not a smidgen of, not a suspicion of, not a shadow of, neither hide nor hair of

Space Roget’s Thesaurus §180

N. space, extension, extent, superficial extent, expanse, stretch, hyperspace, room, scope, range, field, way, expansion, compass, sweep, swing, spread, dimension, length, distance, size, volume, hypervolume, latitude, play, leeway, purchase, tolerance, room for maneuver, spare room, elbow room, house room, stowage, roomage, margin, opening, sphere, arena, open space, free space, void, waste, wildness, wilderness, moor, moorland, campagna, abyss, unlimited space, infinity, world, ubiquity, length and breadth of the land, proportions, acreage, acres, acres and perches, roods and perches, hectares, square miles, square inches, square yards, square centimeters, square meters, yards (clothing) &c, ares, arpents

Adj. spacious, roomy, extensive, expansive, capacious, ample, widespread, vast, world-wide, uncircumscribed, boundless, shoreless, trackless, pathless, extended

Adv. extensively, wherever, everywhere, far and near, far and wide, right and left, all over, all the world over, throughout the world, throughout the length and breadth of the land, under the sun, in every quarter, in all quarters, in all lands, here there and everywhere, from pole to pole, from china to peru, from indus to the pole, from dan to beersheba, from end to end, on the face of the earth, in the wide world, from all points of the compass, to the four winds, to the uttermost parts of the earth

Absence Roget’s Thesaurus §187

N. absence, inexistence, # nonresidence, absenteeism, nonattendance, alibi, emptiness, void, vacuum, vacuity, vacancy, tabula rasa, exemption, hiatus, lipotype|, truant, absentee, nobody, nobody present, nobody on earth, not a soul, ame qui vive

V. be absent, keep away, keep out of the way, play truant, absent oneself, stay away, keep aloof, hold aloof, withdraw, make oneself scarce, vacate, go away

Adj. absent, not present, away, nonresident, gone, from home, missing, lost, wanting, omitted, nowhere to be found, inexistence, empty, void, vacant, vacuous, untenanted, unoccupied, uninhabited, tenantless, barren, sterile, desert, deserted, devoid, uninhabitable

Adv. without, minus, nowhere, elsewhere, neither here nor there, in default of, sans, behind one's back

Phr. the bird has flown, non est inventus, "absence makes the heart grow fonder", "absent in body but present in spirit", absento nemo ne nocuisse velit, "achilles absent was achilles still", aux absents les os, briller par son absence, "conspicuous by his absence", "in the hope to meet shortly again and make our absence sweet"

Ejection Roget’s Thesaurus §297

N. ejection, emission, effusion, rejection, expulsion, exportation, eviction, extrusion, trajection, discharge, emesis, vomiting, vomition, egestion, evacuation, ructation, eructation, bloodletting, venesection, phlebotomy, paracentesis, expuition, exspuition, tapping, drainage, clearance, clearage, deportation, banishment, rouge's march, relegation, extradition, dislodgment, bouncer, chucker-out*, vomit, vomitus, puke, barf

V. give exit, give vent to, let out, give out, pour out, squeeze out, send out, dispatch, despatch, exhale, excern|, excrete, embogue, secrete, secern, extravasate, shed, void, evacuation, emit, open the sluices, open the floodgates, turn on the tap, extrude, detrude, effuse, spend, expend, pour forth, squirt, spirt, spurt, spill, slop, perspire, breathe, blow, tap, draw off, bale out, lade out, let blood, broach, eject, reject, expel, discard, cut, send to coventry, boycott, chasser, banish, bounce *, fire *, fire out *, throw throw out, throw up, throw off, throw away, throw aside, push throw out, throw off, throw away, throw aside, shovel out, shovel away, sweep out, sweep away, brush off, brush away, whisk off, whisk away, turn off, turn away, send off, send away, discharge, send adrift, turn adrift, cast adrift, turn out, bundle out, throw overboard, give the sack to, send packing, send about one's business, send to the right about, strike off the roll, turn out neck and heels, turn out head and shoulders, turn out neck and crop, pack off, send away with a flea in the ear, send to jericho, bow out, show the door to, turn out of doors, turn out of house and home, evict, oust, unhouse, unkennel, dislodge, unpeople, dispeople, depopulate, relegate, deport, empty, drain to the dregs, sweep off, clear off, clear out, clear away, suck, draw off, clean out, make a clean sweep of, clear decks, purge, embowel, disbowel, disembowel, eviscerate, gut, unearth, root out, root up, averuncate|, weed out, get out, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, shake off, exenterate, vomit, throw up, regurgitate, spew, puke, keck, retch, heave, upchuck, chuck up, barf, belch out, cast up, bring up, be sick, get sick, worship the porcelain god, disgorge, expectorate, clear the throat, hawk, spit, sputter, splutter, slobber, drivel, slaver, slabber, eructate, drool, unpack, unlade, unload, unship, offload, break bulk, dump, be let out, spew forth, erupt, ooze

Adj. emitting, emitted, &c. v

Int. begone, get you gone, get away, go away, get along, go along, get along with you, go along with you, go your way, away with, off with you, get the hell out of here, [vulg.], go about your business, be off, avaunt, aroynt, allez-vous-en, jao, va-t'en

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Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Numbers 30:12

But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her.

But if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them, then nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or pledges, shall stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the LORD will absolve her.

Numbers 30:13

Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.

Numbers 30:15

But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.

But if he nullifies them after he hears of them, then he will bear her iniquity.”

Deuteronomy 32:28

For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.

Israel is a nation devoid of counsel, with no understanding among them.

Judges 21:15

And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

The people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.

1 Kings 22:10

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.

2 Chronicles 18:9

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

Psalms 89:39

Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.

Psalms 119:126

It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.

It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.

Proverbs 7:7

And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,

Proverbs 10:13

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

Proverbs 11:12

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.

Proverbs 12:11

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

Proverbs 17:18

A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

Proverbs 24:30

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

Isaiah 55:11

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

Jeremiah 4:23

I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.

Jeremiah 19:7

And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.

Nahum 2:10

She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!