Definition of hollow

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Hollow (n.) A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel.

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Lisne :: Lisne (n.) A cavity or hollow.
Armpit :: Armpit (n.) The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.
Concaveness :: Concaveness (n.) Hollowness; concavity.
Extinguisher :: Extinguisher (n.) One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle..
Creux :: Creux (n.) Used in English only in the expression en creux. Thus, engraving en creux is engraving in intaglio, or by sinking or hollowing out the design..
Incavation :: Incavation (n.) Act of making hollow; also, a hollow; an exvation; a depression..
Barker''s Mill :: Barker's mill () A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis..
Ecthoreum :: Ecthoreum (n.) The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida. See Nettling cell..
Niche :: Niche (n.) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative..
Hollow :: Hollow (v. i.) To shout; to hollo.
Bosomy :: Bosomy (a.) Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.
Gum :: Gum (n.) A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log..
Pipe :: Pipe (v. i.) To become hollow in the process of solodifying; -- said of an ingot, as of steel..
Scoop :: Scoop (n.) To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation..
Heugh :: Heugh (n.) A shaft in a coal pit; a hollow in a quarry.
Aneurism :: Aneurism (n.) A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery..
Bottle :: Bottle (n.) A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for holding liquids..
Rinse :: Rinse (v. t.) To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle..
Cannulated :: Cannulated (a.) Hollow; affording a passage through its interior length for wire, thread, etc.; as, a cannulated (suture) needle..
Nozzle :: Nozzle (n.) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler..
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