Empty and Open

Empty

Empty adjective - Lacking contents that could or should be present.

Usage example: the refrigerator is empty, so we'll have to eat out

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Open and empty are semantically related In some cases you can use "Open" instead the word "Empty" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: emptiness, emptying, emptily

Open adjective - Allowing passage without obstruction.

Usage example: thank you for clearing out the hallway so that it's open again

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Empty and open are semantically related in vacant topic. Sometimes you can use "Empty" instead the word "Open" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

account	empty account	open account
bag	empty bag	open bag

However, note that while one sleeper capsule had a corpse, another was open and empty...

Source: Death By Adaptation / Live-Action Films
If you do not open and empty a crate before killing all the enemies, everything you failed to grab will be Lost Forever.

Source: Lost Forever
Louis has him open and empty a gangster's safe "offscreen" — i.e.

Source: Literature / The Saint

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