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hollow
Meaning: having an empty space inside
hollow in a sentence
How hollow is used in real sentences:
The squirrel stored acorns inside a hollow log.
Ben tapped the wall and heard a hollow sound behind it.
“Mara watched one squirrel squeeze through a narrow crack in a hollow maple branch.”
— from the passage Before the First Snow
Synonyms for hollow
Other words for hollow — empty, unfilled and empty inside — carry the same meaning.
- empty
- unfilled
- empty inside
Antonyms of hollow
Words that mean the opposite of hollow:
- solid
- dense
Where it comes from
From Old English holh 'a cavity'
Memory hook
A hollow object has a hidden hole inside.