Definition of hollow

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Hollow (n.) A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel.

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Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A small bowl with a hollow steam, -- used in smoking tobacco, and, sometimes, other substances..
Box-iron :: Box-iron (n.) A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within.
Goat :: Goat (n.) A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat (C. hircus), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin..
Boom :: Boom (v. i.) To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon..
Croon :: Croon (v. i.) To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in pain..
Invaginated :: Invaginated (a.) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within another portion.
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..
Full :: Full (Compar.) Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people..
Incavated :: Incavated (a.) Made hollow; bent round or in.
Sinus :: Sinus (n.) An opening; a hollow; a bending.
Cabling :: Cabling (n.) The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster with reeds, or rounded moldings, which seem to be laid in the hollows of the fluting. These are limited in length to about one third of the height of the shaft..
Groove :: Groove (n.) A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut..
Coelodont :: Coelodont (n.) One of a group of lizards having hollow teeth.
Hornbill :: Hornbill (n.) Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals..
Excavate :: Excavate (v. t.) To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball; to excavate the earth..
Cavicorn :: Cavicorn (a.) Having hollow horns.
Notch :: Notch (n.) A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.
Vessel :: Vessel (n.) A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel..
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..
False-hearted :: False-hearted (a.) Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious.
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