void

Universal Words noun, adjective, verb noun [usuallysing.] (formal or literary) a large empty space: Below him was nothing but a black void. * (figurative) The void left by his mother's death was never filled. * She sat staring into the void, emptying her mind of all thoughts. adjective 1 ~ of sth (formal) completely lacking sth SYNDEVOID: The sky was void of stars. 2 (law) (of a contract, an agreement etc.) not valid or legal: The agreement was declared void. 3 (formal) empty: void spaces IDIOMS see NULL verb [VN] 1 (law) to state officially that sth is no longer valid SYNNULLIFY 2 (formal) to empty waste matter from the BLADDER or bowels