Definition of hollow

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Hollow (a.) Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.

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Saxicavous :: Saxicavous (a.) Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; -- said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust. of Lithodomus..
Trumpets :: Trumpets (n. pl.) A plant (Sarracenia flava) with long, hollow leaves..
Apophyge :: Apophyge (n.) The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet; -- called also the scape.
Interior :: Interior (a.) Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; -- opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a house; the interior surface of a hollow ball..
Hollowly :: Hollowly (adv.) Insincerely; deceitfully.
Water Dropwort :: Water dropwort () A European poisonous umbelliferous plant (Enanthe fistulosa) with large hollow stems and finely divided leaves.
Quotation :: Quotation (n.) A piece of hollow type metal, lower than type, and measuring two or more pica ems in length and breadth, used in the blank spaces at the beginning and end of chapters, etc..
Cylinder :: Cylinder (n.) Any hollow body of cylindrical for.
Horsetail :: Horsetail (n.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum..
Hollow :: Hollow (a.) Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar..
Ball-flower :: Ball-flower (n.) An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower, the petals of which form a cup round it, -- usually inserted in a hollow molding..
Heart :: Heart (n.) A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood..
Incavated :: Incavated (a.) Made hollow; bent round or in.
Vessel :: Vessel (n.) A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel..
Funnel :: Funnel (v. t.) A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel..
Grenade :: Grenade (n.) A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among enemies..
Pump :: Pump (n.) An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston..
Lacunar :: Lacunar (n.) The ceiling or under surface of any part, especially when it consists of compartments, sunk or hollowed without spaces or bands between the panels..
Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or corolla.
Boweled :: Boweled (a.) Having bowels; hollow.
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