void1 nounvoid2 adjectivevoid3 verb
voidvoid1 /vɔɪd/ ●○○ noun [singular] 
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A void grows around the sewer or in the vicinity of it and eventually the ground above collapses into the void.
- As such, his departure leaves a void.
- I can't think of a thousand acres of natural activity as a void.
- If you like arcade action with some basis in statistical reality, there has been a void.
- It had become aware of the blossoming void long before the situation at Princetown was officially acknowledged.
- Unable to provide for his wife and children, McCree was adrift in a great void.
WORD SETS
backwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Running the business helped to fill the void after his wife died. The amusement park will fill a void in this town, which has little entertainment for children.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The contract was declared null and void.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
Running the business helped to fill the void after his wife died. The amusement park will fill a void in this town, which has little entertainment for children. The contract was declared null and void.· The non-official majority was able to reduce the power of civil servants but powerless to fill the ensuing void.· In the resulting culture of pain, sadness and despair, disenfranchised young men fill the void of personal power with guns.· Husbands may put even more effort and hours into employment outside the home to fill the void.· So we try to fill the void by attacking other people, somehow taking esteem from them.· Often companies fill their voids with waste.· No accelerated training session can completely fill this void.· It fills all the interconnected voids, and the volume of water depends on the porosity and permeability of the rock.· A major consideration in 1983 was to fill the void left by the closure of the old dockyard.
· His departure leaves a considerable void.· As such, his departure leaves a void.· Male speaker It's just left a massive void in our lives which we can't fill.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1a feeling of great sadness that you have when someone you love dies or when something is taken from you: - If the contract has not been signed by witnesses, it is considered null and void.
- The elections were declared null and void.
- Also null and void is any stipulation releasing a partner from playing an active role in running the business.
- As far as he was concerned, all of the points of agreement that had already been reached were null and void.
- He decided that the marriage was null and void.
- My effective vote could be my first preference vote, in which case all my other preferences are null and void.
- On Oct. 28 the Council declared this clause unconstitutional and therefore null and void.
- The contract was declared null and void.
- Went in there, saw the judge, and he say the deed was null and void.
- Yet it was Shirley Place who kept the interview firmly null and void.
Running the business helped to fill the void after his wife died.2a situation in which something important or interesting is needed or wanted, but does not exist: The amusement park will fill a void in this town, which has little entertainment for children.3 literary an empty area of space where nothing exists: She looked over the cliff into the void.void1 nounvoid2 adjectivevoid3 verb
voidvoid2 ●○○ adjective WORD ORIGINvoid2
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French voide, from Vulgar Latin vocitus, from Latin vacuus; ➔ VACUOUSEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The court ruled the state law was unconstitutional and void.
- Exercises of state authority inconsistent with the Basic Rights are void for unconstitutionality.
- There were 909,377 null or void votes.
- Whether, in fact, the whole contract is void is a matter for national law.
Longman Language Activatordocuments, tickets etc that can no longer be used
a ticket, passport etc that is invalid cannot legally be used and it will not be officially accepted: · I'm afraid your ticket is invalid on this route.· This passport is invalid. Look at the expiry date.
a ticket, passport etc that is out of date cannot be used because the time during which it could be used has passed: · Are you aware that your passport is out of date?days/months/years out of date: · He tried to get on the train using a pass that was months out of date.
a document such as a contract that is null and void has no legal force and cannot be used for any purpose - used in legal contexts: · If the contract has not been signed by witnesses, it is considered null and void.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The contract was declared null and void.
The contract was declared null and void.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1technical a contract or official agreement that is void is not legal and has no effect SYN null and void2void of something literary completely lacking something SYN devoid: - If the contract has not been signed by witnesses, it is considered null and void.
- The elections were declared null and void.
- Also null and void is any stipulation releasing a partner from playing an active role in running the business.
- As far as he was concerned, all of the points of agreement that had already been reached were null and void.
- He decided that the marriage was null and void.
- My effective vote could be my first preference vote, in which case all my other preferences are null and void.
- On Oct. 28 the Council declared this clause unconstitutional and therefore null and void.
- The contract was declared null and void.
- Went in there, saw the judge, and he say the deed was null and void.
- Yet it was Shirley Place who kept the interview firmly null and void.
Her eyes were void of all expression.void1 nounvoid2 adjectivevoid3 verb
voidvoid3 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
void
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | void |
| he, she, it | voids | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | voided |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have voided |
| he, she, it | has voided | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had voided |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will void |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have voided |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am voiding |
| he, she, it | is voiding | |
| you, we, they | are voiding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was voiding |
| you, we, they | were voiding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been voiding |
| he, she, it | has been voiding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been voiding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be voiding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been voiding |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The ruling party voided elections in 14 cities.
- In one day a bad case can void 20 litres of water.
- New floating charges can be voided if new money is not introduced.
- Patients keep daily diaries of fluid intake and voiding.
- So how come they void themselves on me from a great height with a white and annoyingly conspicuous product?
- Some men insisted that it was not possible to make your first jump without voiding your bowels.
- The city editor, Arax reports, had had numerous drunken-driving arrests voided by the police chief.
- The patient complained that she had to void more urine.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The contract was declared null and void.
The contract was declared null and void.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
law to make a contract or agreement void so that it has no legal effect- If the contract has not been signed by witnesses, it is considered null and void.
- The elections were declared null and void.
- Also null and void is any stipulation releasing a partner from playing an active role in running the business.
- As far as he was concerned, all of the points of agreement that had already been reached were null and void.
- He decided that the marriage was null and void.
- My effective vote could be my first preference vote, in which case all my other preferences are null and void.
- On Oct. 28 the Council declared this clause unconstitutional and therefore null and void.
- The contract was declared null and void.
- Went in there, saw the judge, and he say the deed was null and void.
- Yet it was Shirley Place who kept the interview firmly null and void.