HOLLOW — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
hollow
A depression hollowed out of solid matter.
A small valley between mountains.
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- He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians.
A cavity or space in something.
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- Hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks.
Remove the interior of.
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- Hollow out a tree trunk.
Remove the inner part or the core of.
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- The mining company wants to excavate the hillsite.
Devoid of significance or point.
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- Empty promises.
- A hollow victory.
- Vacuous comments.
As if echoing in a hollow space.
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- The hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom.
Deliberately deceptive.
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- Hollow (or false) promises.
- False pretenses.
Not solid; having a space or gap or cavity.
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- A hollow wall.
- A hollow tree.
- Hollow cheeks.
- His face became gaunter and more hollow with each year.
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