Hollow
adjective
Having a hole or empty space inside.
A hollow tree trunk
Often appears as...
- hollow tree
- hollow tube
adjective
Not sincere or without any real value.
His apology seemed hollow
Often appears as...
- hollow promise
- hollow apology
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To make a hole or empty space inside something.
He hollowed out the pumpkin
Often appears as...
- hollow out
- hollowed tree
noun
A hole or empty space inside something.
Caves are often found in the hollows of hills
Often appears as...
- hollow of a tree
- hollow of a hill
adjective
Having a hole or empty space inside.
A hollow tree trunk
Often appears as...
- hollow tree
- hollow tube
adjective
Not sincere or without any real value.
His apology seemed hollow
Often appears as...
- hollow promise
- hollow apology
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To make a hole or empty space inside something.
He hollowed out the pumpkin
Often appears as...
- hollow out
- hollowed tree
noun
A hole or empty space inside something.
Caves are often found in the hollows of hills
Often appears as...
- hollow of a tree
- hollow of a hill
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical emptiness
Use 'hollow' to describe objects that are empty on the inside, like tubes or boxes.
She tapped the wall, looking for the hollow parts.
Pro Tip 2/2Sound quality
'Hollow' can also describe a sound that echoes, as if coming from an empty space.
The room's acoustics made her voice sound hollow.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical emptiness
Use 'hollow' to describe objects that are empty on the inside, like tubes or boxes.
She tapped the wall, looking for the hollow parts.
Pro Tip 2/2Sound quality
'Hollow' can also describe a sound that echoes, as if coming from an empty space.
The room's acoustics made her voice sound hollow.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical emptiness
Use 'hollow' to describe objects that are empty on the inside, like tubes or boxes.
She tapped the wall, looking for the hollow parts.
Pro Tip 2/2Sound quality
'Hollow' can also describe a sound that echoes, as if coming from an empty space.
The room's acoustics made her voice sound hollow.
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Gyotaku: The ancient...
And the prints are said to bring good luck to the fishermen. But the art form is quite different than it used to be. Most artists today learn on their own by trial and error. Before the artist begins to print, the fish needs to be prepared for printing. First, the artist places the fish on a hollowed out surface.
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Knock Knock, You’re...
hollow points are obviously concerning for us in terms of that it does more damage it has more stopping power I think we're pretty lucky here in Australia in that this is a rare find we also see is what appears to be a quantity of high-grade methamphetamine in large chunks its proximally just over
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Magical houses, made of...
Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship. It values the artisan. So combine those with the adventurous outliers from new generations of locally trained architects and designers and engineers, and always remember that you are designing for curving, tapering, hollow poles.
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Turning chicken feathers...
source of keratin protein which has this unique traffic cross link semi crystalline structure so when heated keratin in the feathers opens up these hollow tubes which absorbs some gases even better than the world-famous carbon nanotubes for metal hybrids
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How do we know what...
It forms hollow nanostructures called melanosomes which can shine in all the colors of the rainbow. To understand how that works, it helps to remember some things about light. Light is basically a tiny electromagnetic wave traveling through space.
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How the stethoscope was...
He is delighted by the clarity of the sound. Laennec spends the next three years developing and testing various materials and mechanisms before settling on a hollow wooden tube with detachable plug. His device becomes the forerunner
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The myth of Icarus and...
to fall in love with the king's prized bull. Under this spell, she asked Daedalus to help her seduce it. With characteristic audacity, he agreed. Daedalus constructed a hollow wooden cow so realistic that it fooled the bull.
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Explaining the Tree of...
others formed hollow balls which collapsed upon themselves creating a body with an internal cavity they were the first multi-celled organisms sponges are their direct descendants as more variations appeared the tree of life
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Watch this if you're...
unlike most other vipers, the bushmaster lays eggs in hollowed out tree buttresses or burrows made by other animals. It must be large enough to defend its nest— in fact, the bushmaster is the largest viper in the world,
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Hornets from Hell PIPE...
payback these two are honeybees they made their hive in a hollow tree they too are caring for their young but these are native Japanese honeybees and they're
Video examples
Gyotaku: The ancient...
And the prints are said to bring good luck to the fishermen. But the art form is quite different than it used to be. Most artists today learn on their own by trial and error. Before the artist begins to print, the fish needs to be prepared for printing. First, the artist places the fish on a hollowed out surface.
Video examples
Knock Knock, You’re...
hollow points are obviously concerning for us in terms of that it does more damage it has more stopping power I think we're pretty lucky here in Australia in that this is a rare find we also see is what appears to be a quantity of high-grade methamphetamine in large chunks its proximally just over
Video examples
Magical houses, made of...
Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship. It values the artisan. So combine those with the adventurous outliers from new generations of locally trained architects and designers and engineers, and always remember that you are designing for curving, tapering, hollow poles.
Video examples
Turning chicken feathers...
source of keratin protein which has this unique traffic cross link semi crystalline structure so when heated keratin in the feathers opens up these hollow tubes which absorbs some gases even better than the world-famous carbon nanotubes for metal hybrids
Video examples
How do we know what...
It forms hollow nanostructures called melanosomes which can shine in all the colors of the rainbow. To understand how that works, it helps to remember some things about light. Light is basically a tiny electromagnetic wave traveling through space.
Video examples
How the stethoscope was...
He is delighted by the clarity of the sound. Laennec spends the next three years developing and testing various materials and mechanisms before settling on a hollow wooden tube with detachable plug. His device becomes the forerunner
Video examples
The myth of Icarus and...
to fall in love with the king's prized bull. Under this spell, she asked Daedalus to help her seduce it. With characteristic audacity, he agreed. Daedalus constructed a hollow wooden cow so realistic that it fooled the bull.
Video examples
Explaining the Tree of...
others formed hollow balls which collapsed upon themselves creating a body with an internal cavity they were the first multi-celled organisms sponges are their direct descendants as more variations appeared the tree of life
Video examples
Watch this if you're...
unlike most other vipers, the bushmaster lays eggs in hollowed out tree buttresses or burrows made by other animals. It must be large enough to defend its nest— in fact, the bushmaster is the largest viper in the world,
Video examples
Hornets from Hell PIPE...
payback these two are honeybees they made their hive in a hollow tree they too are caring for their young but these are native Japanese honeybees and they're
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Lee Greenwood
American Musician
But if we get to the point where more people do not believe in a God than who do believe in God, we will have a hollow legal system - we will have something without heart.
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James L. Brooks
American Producer
I laugh every day. There are days when my laughs are pretty hollow. Dust comes out of your mouth, and your bones make a funny sound. But I'm laughing.
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Martin O'Malley
American Politician
I'm not for the sort of trade deals that hollow out our standards while they hollow out our middle class and middle class wages.
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.
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Ken Cuccinelli
American Politician
If you give me enough questions honestly answered, I can get you to the hollow core of any liberal position.
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Richard O'Brien
English Actor
So all the rest is O.K., but fame is a hollow ground, isn't it? It's an empty kind of thing.
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Patrick Lencioni
American Writer
Enron - although an extreme case - is hardly the only company with a hollow set of values.
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Chris Murphy
American Politician
Sympathy is important, but it rings hollow if not followed by action.
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Buddha
Leader
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.
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Lee Greenwood
American Musician
But if we get to the point where more people do not believe in a God than who do believe in God, we will have a hollow legal system - we will have something without heart.
Quote examples
James L. Brooks
American Producer
I laugh every day. There are days when my laughs are pretty hollow. Dust comes out of your mouth, and your bones make a funny sound. But I'm laughing.
Quote examples
Martin O'Malley
American Politician
I'm not for the sort of trade deals that hollow out our standards while they hollow out our middle class and middle class wages.
Quote examples
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.
Quote examples
Ken Cuccinelli
American Politician
If you give me enough questions honestly answered, I can get you to the hollow core of any liberal position.
Quote examples
Richard O'Brien
English Actor
So all the rest is O.K., but fame is a hollow ground, isn't it? It's an empty kind of thing.
Quote examples
Patrick Lencioni
American Writer
Enron - although an extreme case - is hardly the only company with a hollow set of values.
Quote examples
Chris Murphy
American Politician
Sympathy is important, but it rings hollow if not followed by action.
Quote examples
Buddha
Leader
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
Quote examples
Henry David Thoreau
American Author
I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.
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