hollower
- noun
- Specialized
:
huecador
- A skilled hollower can shape wood into beautiful bowls by meticulously removing the inner layers.
Examples
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And it was only now that I could feel myself becoming hollower, each second riven of the things that had made me human.
Fiction book (1997) -
The hollower his dismissal of something that should have been cause for his worry, the quicker and more confident he made it.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the glass, I see a somewhat firmer face than previously, hollower under the cheekbones.
Fiction book (1997) -
Lebanese appeals to the world sounded hollower and hollower, since it was Aoun's batteries that were initiating the slaughter.
Academic text (1991) -
Lebanese appeals to the world sounded hollower and hollower, since it was Aoun's batteries that were initiating the slaughter.
Academic text (1991) -
The craftsman used a special tool called a hollower to remove the insides of the wooden log.
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To create hollow sculptures, the artist employed a hollower that carved out the material from the center.
Synonyms
2
4.0
A tool that makes holes in things like paper or leather
1
7.3
A hand tool with a spiral metal bit for making holes in wood
1
3.4
A tool or person that makes holes in wood, metal and concrete
1
7.7
A machine that drills holes in rock or the ground
A tool used to make holes in wood or soil
A sharp tool for making holes in materials like leather or paper
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hollower is made from hollow and the agent ending -er, where -er means 'one who does something' and hollow is like hole meaning 'empty inside'. So a hollower is 'one (or a tool) that makes something hollow by removing the inside'.