hollow

  • 21hollow — 01. The raccoon ran into a [hollow] log to escape from the dogs. 02. The rocks the monsters were throwing in the movie were actually just [hollow] blocks of plastic. 03. I thought the chocolate bunny was [hollow], but it was filled with chocolate …

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  • 22hollow — hol|low1 [ halou ] adjective * 1. ) empty inside: The tree trunk was completely hollow. hollow chocolate eggs 2. ) hollow promises or threats are not sincere, or are about things that will not really happen: EMPTY: The president s election… …

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  • 23hollow — hol•low [[t]ˈhɒl oʊ[/t]] adj. low•er, low•est, n. v. adv. 1) having a space or cavity inside; empty: a hollow sphere[/ex] 2) having a depression or concavity: a hollow surface[/ex] 3) sunken: hollow cheeks[/ex] 4) not resonant: a hollow… …

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  • 24hollow — adj., n., v., & adv. adj. 1 a having a hole or cavity inside; not solid throughout. b having a depression; sunken (hollow cheeks). 2 (of a sound) echoing, as though made in or on a hollow container. 3 empty; hungry. 4 without significance;… …

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  • 25hollow — 1 adjective 1 having an empty space inside: The children hid in the hollow tree. 2 hollow face/eyes etc eyes etc that sink inwards: I could feel her appraising me with those hollow, dead eyes. 3 a sound that is hollow is low and clear like the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26hollow — {{11}}hollow (adj.) c.1200, from O.E. holh (n.) hollow place, hole, from P.Gmc. *hul , from PIE *kel to cover, conceal (see CELL (Cf. cell)). The figurative sense of insincere is attested from 1520s. Related: Hollowly; hollowness. To carry it… …

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  • 27hollow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English holw, holh, from Old English holh hole, hollow more at hole Date: before 12th century 1. an unfilled space ; cavity, hole 2. a depressed or low part of a surface; especially a small valley or basin II …

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  • 28hollow — [ˈhɒləʊ] adj I 1) empty inside hollow chocolate eggs[/ex] 2) not sincere or with any real meaning a hollow display of friendship[/ex] a hollow victory[/ex] 3) a hollow sound is a low sound like something empty being hit 4) hollow eyes or cheeks… …

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  • 29hollow — 1. adjective 1) each fiber has a hollow core Syn: empty, void, unfilled, vacant Ant: solid 2) hollow cheeks Syn: sunken, gaunt, deep set, concave …

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  • 30hollow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ little, shallow, slight ▪ damp, dark, grassy ▪ …

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