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- pronunciation:
- ha
lo
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
hollower, hollowest |
| definition: |
When something is hollow, the space inside it is empty. Footballs and soccer balls are always hollow. They have only air inside. Bunnies made out of chocolate are sometimes hollow and sometimes solid.
The hollow log had many insects living inside it.- synonyms:
- empty
- antonyms:
- solid
- similar words:
- vacant
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| related words: |
blank, empty |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A hollow is an empty space inside something.
A bird made its nest in the hollow of that tree.- synonyms:
- cavity, hole, recess
- similar words:
- burrow, dent, dish, gap, pocket
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| definition 2: |
A hollow is a low area of land. It is a small valley.
My grandmother's home was in a hollow with hills all around.- similar words:
- basin, sink
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| related words: |
blank, cave, cavern, pit, valley |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hollows, hollowing, hollowed |
| definition: |
When you hollow out something solid, you make it hollow. You take out what is inside it.
The artist hollowed out a block of wood and made a beautiful bowl.- antonyms:
- fill
- similar words:
- cup, dig
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| derivations: |
hollowly (adv.), hollowness (n.) |
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