Hollow

noun

/ˈhɒl.əʊ/

Word Frequency: 8.6

Definitions

1.nounA small valley between mountains.

"He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies."

2.nounA sunken area or unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.

"the hollow of the hand or of a tree"

3.nounA sunken area.

4.nounA feeling of emptiness.

"a hollow in the pit of one's stomach"

5.verbTo make a hole in something; to excavate

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