hollow.
A small valley between mountains.
Meaning & usage
A small valley between mountains.
He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies.
A sunken area on a surface.
He held the chick in the hollow of his hand.
An unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
a hollow in a tree trunk
A feeling of emptiness.
a hollow in the pit of one’s stomach
Where this word comes from
From Middle English holow, holowe, holwe, holwȝ, holgh, from Old English holh (“a hollow”), from Proto-West Germanic *holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulwiją, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with Old High German huliwa and hulwa, Middle High German hülwe. Related to hole.
to make a hole in something; to excavate
Where this word comes from
From Middle English holow, holowe, holwe, holwȝ, holgh, from Old English holh (“a hollow”), from Proto-West Germanic *holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulwiją, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with Old High German huliwa and hulwa, Middle High German hülwe. Related to hole.
Having an empty space or cavity inside.
a hollow tree; a hollow sphere
Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
He let out a hollow moan.
Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
a hollow victory
Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
a hollow promise
Concave; gaunt; sunken.
Pertaining to hollow body position
Synonym of empty (“lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish”).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English holowe, holwe, holuȝ, holgh, from the noun (see above).
Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English holowe, holwe, holuȝ, holgh, from the noun (see above).
To call or urge by shouting; to hollo.
Where this word comes from
Compare holler.
Alternative form of hollo.
Where this word comes from
Compare holler.
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