Clues for the word "EMPTY"
We've had 137 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 351 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on February 12, 2026.
Definition of empty
- superl. - Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
- superl. - Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.
- superl. - Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
- superl. - Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
- superl. - Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
- superl. - Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
- superl. - Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
- superl. - Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
- n. - An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."
- v. t. - To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.
- v. i. - To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
- v. i. - To become empty.
Referring Clues
- Drain
- Running on ___
- Recycled item
- On "E"
- Gas gauge warning
- Bottle ready to be recycled
- Pour out from
- Recyclable item
- Meaningless
- Tank level
- Like a vacuum
- Returnable bottle
- Below low
- Like some promises, stares, and threats
- Ineffective, as a threat
- Like some nests
- Uninhabited
- Devoid
- Unoccupied
- Like some promises
- Containing nothing
- Like a useless gas tank
- Gas gauge extreme
- Vacant
- Drain completely
- Meaningless, as a promise
- Unhappy gas gauge reading
- Needing a fill-up
- Beyond low
- Holding nothing
- Clean out
- E on a gas gauge
- Deserted
- Like idle words
- Party leftover
- Drain to the bottom
- Kind of gesture
- Word with handed or headed
- Unthreatening, as threats
- Powerless, as a threat
- Totally drained
- It's hard to run on it
- Like a bottle ready to be recycled
- Having nary a drop
- Ready for a refill
- Depleted
- Bare
- On E
- Get it all out
- Recyclable container
- Like some threats
- Exhaust
- Worthless, as threats
- E, on a gas gauge
- All out
- Vacuous
- Devoid of content
- Devoid of contents
- Tough thing to run on
- Void
- Blank
- Tapped out
- Barren
- Dangerous thing to run on
- Drained
- Evacuate
- Like some promises, stares and threats
- Gas gauge reading
- You can't run on it for long
- Ready for refilling
- Bottle in a recycling bin
- It's dangerous to run on
- Like some promises or threats
- Unthreatening, as some threats
- What "E" means on a gas gauge
- Item sometimes redeemed
- Without value
- "E" on a gas gauge
- Like the null set
- Like some promises, alas
- Vacant, as a lot
- Hollow
- Worthless
- Foolish
- Bleak gas gauge level
- "___ nest"
- Word that can precede the last parts of 20- and 57-Across and 11- and 35-Down
- Like bottles for recycling
- Insincere, as a promise
- Unload
- Opposite of full
- Opposite of filled
- One end of a gas gauge
- With nothing in it
- Bad dashboard reading
- Tank marking
- Loneliness parents feel when their children leave home
- ... £10 in yet somehow ...
- Worthless politician, boring yet ludicrous
- Blair's back, yet wandering around in vain
- Clear out
- Like recycled bottles
- Drain (glass)
- Like the promises of a politician, yet about to be broken
- Skim lure over bottom of filthy drain
- Hungry type at sea drinks last of rum
- Insincere, some unkempt yobbos
- Held in contempt, yob is vacant
- Try without head, yours having nothing in it
- Like some tanks and promises
- Containing naught
- What "E" may mean
- Like some promises and gas tanks
- Ready for the recycling bin
- Unfilled
- Needing a refill
- Lowest gas gauge reading
- Fuel-gauge line
- Like some threats or promises
- Like some calories
- Like some nests and threats
- E, on a fuel gauge
- Hollow, as threats
- Common recyclable
- E, on a gauge
- Like an echoey theater
- Having nothing in it
- Like a cereal box with no cereal
- Ready for a refill, say
- You can't run on this for long
- Like cans in a recycling bin, hopefully
- Ready to be recycled
- Needing filling
- Meaningless, as a gesture
- "No thoughts, head ___"
- "How to Love the ___ Air" (Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz book)
- 0% filled
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - February 12, 2026
- Daily American - February 06, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - January 15, 2026
- Your Life Choices - January 08, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 06, 2026
- Your Life Choices - January 05, 2026
- New York Times - December 30, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - December 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 16, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 11, 2025
- Daily American - October 27, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 25, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 09, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - October 04, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - September 11, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 10, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 09, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 10, 2025
- Daily American - June 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 27, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 09, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 28, 2025
- Your Life Choices - May 01, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 23, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - April 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 11, 2025
- Daily American - March 04, 2025
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