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Definisjon av hollow

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Noun
hollow - a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
holler
vale, valley a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
hollow - a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
enclosed space, cavity (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
hollow - a depression hollowed out of solid matter
hole
natural depression, depression a sunken or depressed geological formation
burrow, tunnel a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
gopher hole a hole in the ground made by gophers
kettle hole, kettle (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
cavity, pit (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
chuckhole, pothole a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
rabbit burrow, rabbit hole a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits

Verb
hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
hollow out, core out
empty become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
gouge, rout force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes"
scollop, scallop shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
hole make holes in
suck in, draw in draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
scoop out hollow out with a scoop; "scoop out a melon"
cavern, cavern out hollow out as if making a cavern
cave, undermine explore natural caves
dig out, dig dig out from underneath earth or snow
excavate remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
core remove the core or center from; "core an apple"
hollow - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
excavate, dig
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
ditch, trench crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"

Adjective
hollow - 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"
solid uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
solidity the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope"
empty holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
cavernous being or suggesting a cavern; "vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone"
deep-set, sunken, recessed having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look"
fistular, fistulate, fistulous hollow and tube-shaped like a reed
hollow - as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
hollow - devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
empty, vacuous
meaningless, nonmeaningful having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
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Substantiv
hollow - A small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies".
hollow - A sunken area in something solid.
hollow - US A sunken area, the equivalent to a copse in British English.
hollow - A feeling of emptiness.

Verb
hollow - To make a hole in something; to excavate.
hollow - To urge or call by shouting; to hollo.

Adverb
hollow - Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow.

Adjektiv
hollow - Of something solid Having an empty space or cavity inside.
hollow - Of a sound Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
hollow - Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
hollow - Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hollow
    Empty in the middle.
  • hollow
    To make a hole in something.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: hollow
  • Komparativ: hollower / more hollow
  • Superlativ: hollowest / most hollow

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) hollow
  • Presens: hollow / hollows
  • Preteritum: hollowed
  • Perfektum: (have) hollowed

Substantiv

  • Entall: hollow
  • Flertall: hollows

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