| query | If you describe a statement, situation, or person as h_____, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness.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. |
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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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