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- pronunciation:
- ha
lo
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
hollower, hollowest |
| definition 1: |
having an empty space on the inside; not solid within.
There were fungi growing inside the hollow log.The large chocolate bunnies are hollow, but the smaller ones are solid.- synonyms:
- empty, unfilled
- antonyms:
- solid
- similar words:
- cavernous, vacant, vacuous
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| definition 2: |
curved inward or downward; concave, sunken, or depressed.
The animal dove into a hollow place in the ground.He had hollow circles around his eyes.- synonyms:
- concave, dished, incurving, sunken
- similar words:
- cavernous, incurved
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| definition 3: |
lacking real substance, value, or meaning; insincere or false.
For all her efforts, she received only hollow praise from her jealous classmates.- synonyms:
- empty, meaningless, nugatory, vacuous, valueless, worthless
- antonyms:
- hearty, meaningful, sincere, worthwhile
- similar words:
- bootless, fake, insincere, insubstantial, pointless, sham, specious, spurious, vain
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| definition 4: |
of a sound, dull or deep, like the note made by striking on a large, empty container.
There was a hollow sound when I tapped against the wall.- synonyms:
- resonant, sepulchral
- similar words:
- cavernous, dead, deep, dull
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affected, blank, empty, idle, meaningless, superficial, void |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an empty space inside something; hole; cavity; gap.
She left a note and some money for him in the hollow of a tree.- synonyms:
- cavity, concavity, hole, recess
- similar words:
- alcove, burrow, dent, dimple, dish, gap, indentation, niche, pocket, pothole
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| definition 2: |
a low or sunken spot or area, esp. a small valley.
Our home was in the hollow, surrounded by hills.- synonyms:
- bowl, valley
- similar words:
- basin, dale, dell, glen, indentation, rut, sink
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| related words: |
blank, cave, cavern, den, depression, grotto, pit, vacancy, valley, void |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hollows, hollowing, hollowed |
| definition 1: |
to make hollow (often fol. by "out").
The woodcarver hollowed out a block of wood.- synonyms:
- cave, dish, scoop
- antonyms:
- fill
- similar words:
- burrow, concave, cup, dig, dredge, excavate, gouge
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| definition 2: |
to shape or form by making a material hollow (often fol. by "out").
He hollowed a figurine out of a block of wood.- synonyms:
- dish, empty, scoop
- similar words:
- burrow, gouge, ream, shape
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become hollow.
- synonyms:
- empty
- similar words:
- burrow, furrow, indent
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
hollower, hollowest |
| definition: |
in an empty or hollow manner.
- similar words:
- insincerely, meaninglessly, vacuously
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| derivations: |
hollowly (adv.), hollowness (n.) |
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