Definition of hollow

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Hollow (a.) Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere..

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Coelodont :: Coelodont (a.) Having hollow teeth; -- said of a group lizards.
Crucible :: Crucible (n.) A hollow place at the bottom of a furnace, to receive the melted metal..
Howitzer :: Howitzer (n.) A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar..
Empty :: Empty (superl.) Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc..
Basin :: Basin (n.) A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc..
Dent :: Dent (n.) A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation..
Scoop :: Scoop (n.) A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.
Concave :: Concave (n.) A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess.
Hole :: Hole (n.) A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure..
Invaginated :: Invaginated (a.) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.
Regurgitate :: Regurgitate (v. t.) To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity..
Haggard :: Haggard (a.) Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes..
Tube :: Tube (n.) A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe..
Bubble :: Bubble (n.) A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for testing the strength of spirits..
Belly :: Belly (n.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back..
Cavernous :: Cavernous (a.) Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity; hollow.
Notching :: Notching (n.) The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches..
Cannon :: Cannon (n.) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently..
Concave :: Concave (a.) Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of the of the inner surface of an eggshell, in opposition to convex; as, a concave mirror; the concave arch of the sky..
Sough :: Sough (v. i.) The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or roaring.
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