Definition of hollow

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Hollow (a.) Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.

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Vallecula :: Vallecula (n.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants..
Bump :: Bump (v. i.) To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom..
Sycophancy :: Syconus (n.) A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig..
Niche :: Niche (n.) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative..
Boom :: Boom (n.) A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming..
Shell :: Shell (n.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb..
Fistulose :: Fistulose (a.) Formed like a fistula; hollow; reedlike.
Shovel :: Shovel (v. t.) An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances..
Hollow :: Hollow (v. t.) To urge or call by shouting.
Bank :: Bank (n.) The margin of a watercourse; the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea, or forming the edge of a cutting, or other hollow..
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..
Quill :: Quill (n.) A hollow spindle.
Cave :: Cave (n.) A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial; a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den..
Cove :: Cove (v. t.) To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.
Ravine :: Ravine (n.) A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft..
Nozzle :: Nozzle (n.) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler..
Scoop :: Scoop (n.) To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation..
Colic :: Colic (n.) A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm, obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera..
Casemate :: Casemate (n.) A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices..
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins..
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