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hollow
Lacking in substance or character
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adjective
Lacking in substance or character
“A hollow person”
adjective
Devoid of significance or force
“Empty promises”
adjective
As if echoing in a hollow space
“The hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom”
adjective
Not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
“A hollow wall”
noun
A depression hollowed out of solid matter
noun
A small valley between mountains
“He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians”
noun
A cavity or space in something
“Hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks”
verb
Remove the interior of
“Hollow out a tree trunk”
verb
Remove the inner part or the core of
“The mining company wants to excavate the hillside”
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A hollow person
Empty promises
A hollow victory
Vacuous comments
The hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom
A hollow wall
A hollow tree
Hollow cheeks
His face became gaunter and more hollow with each year
He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians
Hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks
Hollow out a tree trunk
The mining company wants to excavate the hillside
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