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vacuum

[vak-yoom, -yoo-uhm, -yuhm] / ˈvæk yum, -yu əm, -yəm /


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As a bonus, I’d learn a few things while she availed herself of uninterrupted free time, which wasn’t really free, since I’d often hear a running vacuum or dishes clanking in the sink.

From Salon

The sudden death of an influential leader has left a political vacuum in India's richest state.

From BBC

I make a vacuum sucking noise and they laugh.

From Literature

Then she gives us a checklist of what to do: strip and make the beds, vacuum, clean the bathroom, throw away the garbage.

From Literature

Order intake for industrial compressors and volumes for vacuum equipment increased, with the latter rising notably, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal