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Rareempties
The correct spelling is empties.
How to pronounce empties
noun
Say it like: Emp-tee-s
The correct spelling is empties. (usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty. For example: "Put the empties out to be recycled."
Usage Examples
“Put the empties out to be recycled.”
“The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.”
“Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(usually plural) A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
verb
- 1.To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.
- 2.Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
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