WORD OF THE DAY

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devoid

When he finally lifted his head and spoke to Adrienne, his voice was devoid of any emotion.

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Most of the time his tone was devoid of any emotion.

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Again the question was devoid of implication.

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The eyes are devoid of lids.

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Her knees were trembling as if they were going to give way at any moment, and her face felt devoid of blood.

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The eyes are devoid of lids.

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In the same way we can never imagine the action of a man quite devoid of freedom and entirely subject to the law of inevitability.

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A scattering of cars dotted the parking lot but due to the late hour the avenue beyond was nearly devoid of traffic.

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He glanced up at her; the sun darkened face with its thin lips completely devoid of emotion.

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They grabbed food from the small cafeteria that was devoid of people at the late hour of morning.

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The landscape around them was bleak, almost as devoid of plant life as the white sands had been.

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Several of those present smiled at Zherkov's words, expecting one of his usual jokes, but noticing that what he was saying redounded to the glory of our arms and of the day's work, they assumed a serious expression, though many of them knew that what he was saying was a lie devoid of any foundation.

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The kidneys or nephridia open internally by wide funnel-shaped nephridiostomes and externally by small pores on each side of the mouth near the base of the arms. Each is short, gently curved and devoid of convolutions.

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Her face in the mirror was almost devoid of color except for the eyes that looked large and round.

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It climbed gently along the escarpment above the river and was devoid of traffic.

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It is a large house, devoid of boarders, though a weathered sign offers such accommodations.

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On some of the bushes might be seen a bud, a blossom, a baby, a half-grown person and a ripe one; but even those ready to pluck were motionless and silent, as if devoid of life.

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He was still above the timberline, devoid of any trees that would impair visibility so it was clear enough to follow the road with its many switchbacks and curves traversing the mountain below him, a black line clinging to the side of the cliff like a pen­cil drawing.

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The glossy color photo displayed a concentrated young woman, hand-climbing upside down, across a rock face that looked devoid of any hint of a hand hold.

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The district is by no means devoid of fertility, the steep slopes facing the south enjoying so fine a climate as to render them very favorable for the growth of fruit trees, especially the olive, which is cultivated in terraces to a considerable height up the face of the mountains, while the openings of the valleys are generally occupied by towns or villages, some of which have become favorite winter resorts.

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