| query | A h_____ is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface.A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface. Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill. ...where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond. |
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| word | hollow |
| full-definition | adjective Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through. ...a hollow tree. ...a hollow cylinder. A surface that is hollow curves inwards . He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks. If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness. Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one. ...a hollow man who's coasted on charm for far too long. One month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises. If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing . Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it. A hollow sound is dull and echoing . ...the hollow sound of a gunshot. noun A hollow is a hole inside a tree. I made my home there, in the hollow of a dying elm. A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface. Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill. ...where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond. verb If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards . The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden. ...her high, elegantly hollowed cheekbones. |
| inflections | hollowshollowinghollowedhollowness |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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