hollow

Examples

• All

• His face was gaunt and drawn; hollows had formed under his broad cheekbones.

  Fiction book (1992)

• This was a flute made out of the hollow bone from a bird.

• And then as they were doing so, they heard a block falling in a hollow space.

• Inside was a hollow as big as a house full of busy weavers.

• Her voice was muffled in the warm hollow of his neck.

  Academic text (2011)

• Shadow pooled in the hollow of her collarbone as she stretched one arm toward me.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Water dripped off leaves and paddled in hollows, and the air turned steamy and damp.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The White Clay had pitched camp in a hollow that gouged the lee of an uplifted sandstone hogback.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The archaeologists discovered an ancient treasure hidden in a hollow beneath the ground.

• He carefully placed the fragile flower in the hollow of the tree to protect it from the wind.

Synonyms

H

hole

vshollow

∞ 1.0

An opening in something, often made by people or nature

is an internal sunken space rather than a through opening

C

chamber

vshollow

271 3.9

An enclosed space inside something, for example a cave or the body

is focused on a sunken or depressed empty area rather than a room

V

void

vshollow

182 6.5

A very empty space or feeling that is hard to fill

is a physical sunken space rather than an absolute or emotional emptiness

P

pocket

vshollow

78 5.5

A small hollow space inside a rock or object that can hold other material

is broader, covering any sunken empty space not only small ones

P

pit

vshollow

• Specialized

56 5.3

A small hollow in a surface, often on the skin

is a general sunken space and not limited to surface concavities

D

dent

vshollow

46 1.0

A small hollow in a surface caused by a blow or pressure

is the general empty space type, not necessarily caused by impact

C

cavity

vshollow

15 3.9

A hollow space in the ground or a solid object

is a sunken empty space relative to surrounding surface

D

depression

vshollow

• Specialized

11 5.3

A low area of land that forms a hollow

is any sunken empty space and can be smaller or larger in scale

N

niche

vshollow

11 6.7

A shallow hollow in a wall for a statue

is a general empty space, not specifically for displaying objects

R

recess

vshollow

9 4.3

A small hollow space set back into a wall or rock

is a sunken area relative to surroundings rather than a set back niche

Antonyms

S

solid

• Specialized

9 1.0

A firm form of matter that keeps its shape, not liquid

Idioms

A

all hollow

1 9.9

Shows no real feeling and is not sincere

Compounds

H

hollow-back

• Specialized

9.6

A deep inward curve in the lower back that changes posture

H

hollow-horned

9.9

Having horns that are empty inside rather than solid

H

hollow ache

• Literature

7.9

A deep, empty pain in the chest or heart that feels emotional rather than physical

How Big

chasm

33 6.9

pit

230 3.6

hole

∞ 1.0

hollow

14 3.8

cavity

• Specialized

70 4.1

dent

46 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology