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hollow::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | hole |
| Type of | natural depression, depression |
| Has types | chuckhole, cavity, pit, pothole, rabbit burrow, rabbit hole, tunnel, wormhole, burrow, gopher hole, kettle, kettle hole |
hollow::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom.
hollow::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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a hollow person.
hollow::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | hollowness |
a hollow wall.
a hollow tree.
hollow cheeks.
his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year.
Examples of hollow
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For many teams, it's a hollow statement, a cliche camouflaging known mediocrity.
From the denverpost.com
The driver pushes the buttons but doesn't feel the hollow molded plastic pieces.
From the businessweek.com
It is impossible to tell from fossils whether the rachises were solid or hollow.
From the sciencedaily.com
Their strong stellar winds are responsible for the creation of this hollow area.
From the sciencedaily.com
Oh yeah, aren't woodpeckers also known to communicate by pecking on hollow wood?
From the newscientist.com
If it does not sound hollow return the bread to the oven for fi ve more minutes.
From the express.co.uk
Kris Hopkins's claims to have protected the voluntary sector have a hollow ring.
From the keighleynews.co.uk
Worse, the soundtrack muddles the music with tacky dubbing and hollow recording.
From the time.com
He said he backed off trying to lead, because the words sounded a little hollow.
From the dallasnews.com
- A cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
- Excavate: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
- Not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"
- A small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
- As if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
- Remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
- A tree hollow or tree hole is a semi-enclosed cavity which has naturally formed in the trunk or branch of a tree. These are predominantly found in old trees, whether living or not. ...
- Hollow is the eighth release from American Futurepop band Cesium_137 and their fifth EP.
- Hollow is an EP/DVD release from hard rock five piece Digital Summer. It was released on March 31st, 2008, and featured the single "Rescue Me".
