HOLLOW





Definition:

  1. [noun] a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"

  2. [noun] a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
    Synonyms: holler

  3. [noun] a depression hollowed out of solid matter
    Synonyms: hole

  4. [verb] remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
    Synonyms: excavate, dig

  5. [verb] remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
    Synonyms: out, core out

  6. [adjective] 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"

  7. [adjective] deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses"
    Synonyms: false

  8. [adjective] as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"

  9. [adjective] devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
    Synonyms: empty, vacuous

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