Unscramble hollow

Definition of hollow

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". Antonyms: solid.
• as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom".
• devoid of significance or point; "empty promises", "a hollow victory", "vacuous comments". Synonyms: empty, vacuous.

noun:

• a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks".
• a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians". Synonyms: holler.
• a depression hollowed out of solid matter. Synonyms: hole.

verb:

• remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside". Synonyms: dig, excavate.
• remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk". Synonyms: core out, hollow out.

Related words

burrow, cave, cavern, cavity, chuckhole, core, dell, dig, dingle, ditch, drive, excavate, gouge, hole, kettle, pit, pothole, rout, scallop, scollop, trench, tunnel, undermine, wormhole.

Words nearby

follow, hallow, hollo, holloa.

Rhymes with

apollo, dalo, follow, rollo, swallow, wallow.