hollow

¹hol·low

noun \ˈhä-(ˌ)lō\

Definition of HOLLOW

1

: an unfilled space : cavity, hole

2

: a depressed or low part of a surface; especially : a small valley or basin

Examples of HOLLOW

1. The owls nested in the hollow of a tree.
2. <made a little hollow in her mound of mashed potatoes and filled it with gravy>

Origin of HOLLOW

Middle English holw, holh, from Old English holh hole, hollow — more at hole

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HOLLOW

Synonyms: cavity, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hole, indentation, indenture, pit, recess

Antonyms: bulge, camber, convexity, jut, projection, protrusion, protuberance

Related Words: burrow, cave, cavern, ditch, excavation, furrow, groove, gutter, trench, trough; basin, bowl, valley; alcove, cleft, niche, nook, opening, recess, socket; alveolus, dimple, gouge, impression, imprint, notch, pocket; borehole, chuckhole, crater, posthole, pothole, sinkhole, wallow, water hole, well; abyss, chasm, gulf, vacuity, vacuum, void

Near Antonyms: hill, mound, rise; bump, bunch, hump, lump, pimple, swell, swelling, tumor

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