empties

SayEMP-teez/ˈɛmp.tiz/

2 meanings of empties

1
verb
Third-person singular of empty. Use this when one person or thing does the emptying now.
She empties the trash can every night before bed.
The tank slowly empties as the water drains out.
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2
noun
Plural of empty. It means more than one empty bottle or container.
He returned the empties to the store for a refund.
A crate of empties sat by the back door.
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empties is a form of empty

empty, verb: To take everything out of something, or to become empty. Full entry

Forms: emptyempties he/she/itemptying -ing formemptied past tense, past participle
Spelling: empty → empties: change y to i, add -es
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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