Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The condition of being vacant or unoccupied.
- noun An empty or unoccupied space.
- noun A position, office, or place of accommodation that is unfilled or unoccupied.
- noun Emptiness of mind; inanity.
- noun A crystal defect caused by the absence of an atom, ion, or molecule in a crystal lattice.
- noun Archaic A period of leisure; idleness.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being vacant, empty, or unoccupied.
- noun Specifically, emptiness of mind; idleness; listlessness.
- noun That which is vacant or unoccupied.
- noun An intermediate space; a gap; a chasm.
- noun An interval of time not devoted to the ordinary duties or business of life; unoccupied, unemployed, or leisure time; holiday time; vacation; relaxation.
- noun An unoccupied or unfilled post, position, or office: as, a vacancy in the judicial bench.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being vacant; emptiness; hence, freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness; listlessness.
- noun That which is vacant.
- noun Empty space; vacuity; vacuum.
- noun An open or unoccupied space between bodies or things; an interruption of continuity; chasm; gap.
- noun Unemployed time; interval of leisure; time of intermission; vacation.
- noun A place or post unfilled; an unoccupied office
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
unoccupied position or job. - noun An
available room in a hotel; guest house, etc. - noun
Empty space. - noun Lack of intelligence or understanding.
- noun physics A
defect in acrystal caused by theabsence of anatom in alattice
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun being unoccupied
- noun an empty area or space
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Michigan governor, who made it to the vetting level during the last Supreme Court vacancy, is mum on the specifics this time around.
State of the Union: Candy Crowley's Crib Sheet for April 25 2010
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I see him now, excellent and venerable old man! his eyes wandered in vacancy, for they had lost their charm and their delight — his
Chapter 23 2010
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Mr. Guinee said in an interview: "I was merely trying to determine the likelihood of near term vacancy and refilling that vacancy in a market that is one of the worst in the country."
Testy Exchange 2012
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– Another top candidate from last year's high court vacancy is again on the short list.
Sources: Obama expected to make high court pick by early May 2010
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Ending lifetime appointment would hopefully end the apocalyptic kabuki theater both sides engage in every time a Supreme Court vacancy is open.
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I see him now, excellent and venerable old man! his eyes wandered in vacancy, for they had lost their charm and their delight — his niece, his more than daughter, whom he doated on with all that affection which a man feels, who, in the decline of life, having few affections, clings more earnestly to those that remain.
Chapter 6 2010
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The rule on vacancy is a disincentive to tearing a property down.
Builders Rep Raps City for Vacancy Ordinance « PubliCola 2010
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Besides, for practical purposes most Senators are selected by State governors in vacancy filling appointments, then rubber-stamp elected.
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– Another top candidate from last year's high court vacancy is again on the short list.
Sources: Obama expected to make high court pick by early May 2010
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I'm not sure what happens in Florida when a representative resigns and how the vacancy is filled.
September 2006 2006
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