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hollowest, adjective, superlative of hollow.

WordNet

Noun Plural: hollows
hollow - a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
		holler
		vale, valley a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
hollow - a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
		enclosed space, cavity (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
hollow - a depression hollowed out of solid matter
		hole
		natural depression, depression a sunken or depressed geological formation
		burrow, tunnel a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
		gopher hole a hole in the ground made by gophers
		kettle hole, kettle (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
		cavity, pit (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
		chuckhole, pothole a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
		rabbit burrow, rabbit hole a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits
Verb hollows, hollowing, hollowed
hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
		hollow out, core out
		empty become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
		gouge, rout force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes"
		scollop, scallop shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
		hole make holes in
		suck in, draw in draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
		scoop out hollow out with a scoop; "scoop out a melon"
		cavern, cavern out hollow out as if making a cavern
		cave, undermine explore natural caves
		dig out, dig dig out from underneath earth or snow
		excavate remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
		core remove the core or center from; "core an apple"
hollow - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
		excavate, dig
		take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
		drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
		ditch, trench crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
Adjective hollow, hollower, hollowest
hollow - not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"
		solid uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
		solidity the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope"
		empty holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
		cavernous being or suggesting a cavern; "vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone"
		deep-set, sunken, recessed having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look"
		fistular, fistulate, fistulous hollow and tube-shaped like a reed
hollow - as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
hollow - devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"
		empty, vacuous
		meaningless, nonmeaningful having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"

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Wiktionary

hollow (Noun)
A small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies".
hollow (Noun)
A sunken area in something solid.
hollow (Noun)
US A sunken area, the equivalent to a copse in British English.
hollow (Noun)
A feeling of emptiness.
hollow (Verb)
To make a hole in something; to excavate.
hollow (Verb)
To urge or call by shouting; to hollo.
hollow (Adverb)
Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow .
hollow (Adjective)
Of something solid Having an empty space or cavity inside.
hollow (Adjective)
Of a sound Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
hollow (Adjective)
Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
hollow (Adjective)
Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

hollow (a.)
Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere.
hollow (a.)
Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.
hollow (a.)
Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar.
hollow (a.)
Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend.
hollow (n.)
A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or of a tree.
hollow (n.)
A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel.
hollow (v. t.)
To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate.
hollow (adv.)
Wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow. See All, adv.
hollow (interj.)
Hollo.
hollow (v. i.)
To shout; to hollo.
hollow (v. t.)
To urge or call by shouting.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

hollow
Empty in the middle.
hollow
To make a hole in something.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

hollow
hol′ō, adj. vacant: not solid: containing an empty space: sunken: unsound: insincere.—n. a hole: a cavity: any depression in a body: any vacuity: a groove: a channel.—v.t. to make a hole in: to make hollow by digging: to excavate.—adv. completely: clean.—adjs. Holl′ow-eyed, having sunken eyes; Holl′ow-heart′ed, having a hollow or untrue heart: faithless: treacherous.—adv. Holl′owly (Shak.), in a hollow or insincere manner.—ns. Holl′owness, the state of being hollow: cavity: insincerity: treachery; Holl′ow-ware, trade name for hollow articles of iron, as pots and kettles.—Beat hollow, to beat wholly. [A.S. holh, a hollow place—hol. See Hole.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

hollow
The bore of a rocket. In naval architecture, a name for the fifth or top-timber-sweep (which see). Also, hollow or curved leeches of sails, in contradistinction to straight.