be unoccupied (verb)

  • 71cybercasing — pp. Using online location based data and services to determine when a home is unoccupied with a view to robbing it. cybercase v. Example Citations: Data stored in digital photographs can help criminals locate individuals and plot real world… …

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  • 72busy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. occupied, engaged, engrossed; employed; meddlesome. See activity, business. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Engaged] Syn. occupied, diligent, working, employed, involved, tied up, in conference, in a… …

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  • 73empty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. void, deplete, exhaust, evacuate, drain, deflate, discharge, unload. See contraction, ejection. adj. hollow, vacant, depleted, untenanted, devoid; hungry; vain, insubstantial, useless, foolish,… …

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  • 74idle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. vain, useless, futile, fruitless, pointless, aimless; out of work, unemployed, inactive, at rest; vacant, empty. See inactivity, uselessness, unimportance.Ant., active, busy. II (Roget s IV) modif.… …

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  • 75loaf — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dough, roll, twist, bun, pastry, mass, lump, cube; see also bread 1 , cake 2 . v. 1. [To do nothing useful] Syn. idle, trifle, lounge, kill time, be inactive, be unoccupied, be slothful, be indolent, vegetate, dally, take… …

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  • 76that, which —    To understand the distinctions between that and which it is necessary to understand restrictive and nonre strictive clauses. Learning these distinctions is not, it must be said, anyone s idea of a good time, but it is one technical aspect of… …

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  • 77space — noun 1》 a continuous area or expanse which is free or unoccupied.     ↘a gap between printed or written words or characters.     ↘pages in a newspaper, or time between broadcast programmes, available for advertising. 2》 the dimensions of height,… …

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  • 78empty — 1. adjective 1) an empty house Syn: vacant, unoccupied, uninhabited, untenanted, bare, desolate, deserted, abandoned; clear, free Ant: full 2) an empty threat …

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  • 79void — 1. noun the void of space Syn: vacuum, emptiness, nothingness, nullity, blankness, vacuity; empty space, blank space, space, gap, cavity, chasm, abyss, gulf, pit, black hole 2. verb the contract was voided …

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  • 80empty — 1. adjective 1) an empty house Syn: vacant, unoccupied, uninhabited, bare, clear, free 2) an empty threat Syn: meaningless, hollow, idle, vain, futile …

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