toom

adjective

ˈtüm How to pronounce toom (audio)
Definition of toomnext
chiefly Scottish
as in empty
lacking contents that could or should be present the little shop in Edinburgh now stood toom

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toom
  1. empty
  2. devoid
  3. barren
Adjective
  • The press room was almost empty, a member of the small pool of journalists asleep in a chair in the briefing room.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In what can only be described as a Christmas miracle, the ER was empty.
    Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of empty
Adjective
  • Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The medication has hallucinogenic effects that alter the perception of sight and sound and cause users to feel devoid from pain and out of control of their surroundings.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2023
Definition of devoid
Adjective
  • California officials are proposing making looting during a local emergency a felony, as wildfires continue to blaze through parts of their state, leaving barren neighborhoods susceptible to such crime.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
  • In one glance, an observer can see the barren, airless lunar surface and a cold, desert planet that once harbored rivers, lakes, and potentially life, all while standing on our own planet, an oasis in the cosmos.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of barren
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tools

toom

too much

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