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hollow

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Definitions
verb

remove the inner part or the core of

noun

a small valley between mountains

“he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians”

verb

remove the interior of

“hollow out a tree trunk”

adjective

devoid of significance or force

“a hollow victory”

noun

a depression hollowed out of solid matter

noun

a cavity or space in something

“hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks”

adjective

as if echoing in a hollow space

“the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom”

adjective

lacking in substance or character

“a hollow person”

adjective

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

“a hollow wall”

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