Dictionary Check: hollow

"hollow" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

adjective

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

Example: "a hollow wall"
Antonyms:
adjective

as if echoing in a hollow space

Example: "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
adjective

devoid of significance or force

Example: "empty promises"
Synonyms:
adjective

lacking in substance or character

Example: "a hollow person"
noun

a cavity or space in something

Example: "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
noun

a small valley between mountains

Example: "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
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