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Vacancy

The quality or state of being vacant; emptiness; hence, freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness; listlessness.

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Emptiness 76% connected

The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach.

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Space 76% connected

Extension, considered independently of anything which it may contain; that which makes extended objects conceivable and possible.

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Vacant 74% connected

Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant room.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Vacant 74% connected

Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant room.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Emptiness 92% connected

The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vacuum 92% connected

A space entirely devoid of matter (called also, by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more general sense, a space, as the interior of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Void 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Arena noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Condition noun · 78% connection

a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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Extinction noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Habitat noun · 78% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Hold verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Abandon noun · 78% connection

A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, emptiness, hence, freedom, employment.
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Account verb · 78% connection

To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; -- with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, emptiness, hence, freedom, employment.
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Avoidance noun · 78% connection

The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, emptiness, hence, freedom, employment.
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Blankness noun · 78% connection

the state of being blank; void; emptiness

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, emptiness, hence, freedom, employment.
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Busy adjective · 78% connection

Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, emptiness, hence, freedom, employment.
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Craft noun · 78% connection

Art or skill; dexterity in particular manual employment; hence, the occupation or employment itself; manual art; a trade.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, emptiness, hence, freedom, employment.
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Disengaged adjective · 78% connection

Not engaged; free from engagement; at leisure; free from occupation or care; vacant.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, emptiness, hence, freedom, employment.
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Disengagement noun · 78% connection

Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, emptiness, hence, freedom, employment.
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Find verb · 78% connection

To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, emptiness, hence, freedom, employment.
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Full Compar. · 78% connection

Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and h…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, emptiness, hence, freedom, employment.
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Human right noun · 78% connection

(law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (includin…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: vacant, emptiness, hence, freedom, employment.
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