toom

adjective

ˈtüm How to pronounce toom (audio)
Definition of toomnext
chiefly Scottish
as in empty
lacking contents that could or should be present the little shop in Edinburgh now stood toom

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  1. empty
  2. devoid
  3. barren
Adjective
  • Elsewhere, many parts of the capital were empty and shops were closed.
    ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN and ABBY SEWELL, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2024
  • But Mara may not need any coaxing to make sweeping change if the stadium is empty on Sunday and the Giants get blown out by Bergen Catholic-product Darren Rizzi, Derek Carr and Alvin Kamara.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of empty
Adjective
  • Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The medication has hallucinogenic effects that alter the perception of sight and sound and cause users to feel devoid from pain and out of control of their surroundings.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2023
Definition of devoid
Adjective
  • So why are women losing ground? Dec. 11, 2024 California was an oasis this November in a largely barren Democratic landscape.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The most notorious gulag lies in the barren, rocky hills outside the capital, Damascus.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of barren
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