Empty and Jam

Empty

Empty verb - To remove the contents of.

Jam is an antonym for empty.

Nearby Words: emptiness, emptying, emptily

Jam

Jam verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons

Empty is an antonym for jam.

Nearby Word: jamming

Common collocations

arm empty arm jam arm
grenade empty grenade jam grenade
gun empty gun jam gun
guns empty guns jam guns

Both words in one sentence

  • Music / Motel Shot Everything Is an Instrument: To contribute to the "motel room jam" feel, the backing band used empty suitcases for percussion.
  • Relocating the Explosion Penelope can only jam the cell towers for so long, so Derick has to drive the ambulance out to an empty city park and ditch it before the unsub gets his service back.
  • The last track is a medley of "Gulliver", a ballad, "It's Hay-Chewed", a jazzy instrumental jam, and a rough patchwork of the songs from the album, starting with "Empty Sky" (which opened the album) and ending with the scream that ended "Gulliver" (this section appropriately titled "Reprise").
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