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verbremove the inner part or the core of
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"he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"nouna small valley between mountains
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"hollow out a tree trunk"verbremove the interior of
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"a hollow victory"adjectivedevoid of significance or force
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nouna depression hollowed out of solid matter
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"hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"nouna cavity or space in somethingtype of:
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"the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"adjectiveas if echoing in a hollow space
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"a hollow person"adjectivelacking in substance or character
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"a hollow wall" "a hollow tree" "hollow cheeks" "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"adjectivenot solid; having a space or gap or cavity
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- cave hollow out as if making a cave or opening
- fang hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
- groove hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
- undermine hollow out as if making a cave or opening
- rut hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
- cavern hollow out as if making a cavern
- furrow hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
- fistulous hollow and tube-shaped like a reed
- bovid hollow-horned ruminants
- fistular hollow and tube-shaped like a reed