Phrase Hound found 57 phrases and 34 compound words that contain hollow. The most common are listed below. Open hollow in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 57
- tree hollowA semienclosed cavity which has naturally formed in the trunk or branch of a tree.
- Hollow way
- Sleepy HollowA census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States.
- ring hollowTo seem to be false or implausible; to be unconvincing.
- beat hollowTo beat up (a person) severely.
- hollow backLumbar lordosis.
- hollow legCapacity to eat large quantities.
- Hollow TreeA locality in Central Highlands Council, central Tasmania, Australia.
- Sandy HollowA locality in the Muswellbrook council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- hollow blockA lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
- Frogs HollowA locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- hollow victoryA Pyrrhic victory; an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost in order to achieve it.
- Ten Mile HollowA locality in the Central Coast council area and the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- Quail HollowA neighbourhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
- frost hollowAn enclosed depression with a much lower average temperature than the surrounding landscape, caused by the accumulation of cold, dense air.
- hollow blocksplural of hollow block: A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete.
- hollow bodyAlternative form of hollow body position: A position with a posterior pelvic tilt, i.e. with the lower back held flat
- hollow bookSynonym of smuggler's bible: A book that has had some of its interior removed for the purpose of storing small items.
- hollow pointA bullet with a small hole drilled or molded in the tip (nose), designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more damage.
- hollow pointsplural of hollow point: A bullet with a small hole drilled or molded in the tip (nose), designed to expand when it hits its target and therefore cause more damage.
- hollow eartherSomeone who believes the Earth is hollow.
- hollow outTo make something hollow.
- hollow-eyedHaving sunken, dark ringed eyes demonstrative of fear or lack of sleep.
- hollow-fibreAlternative form of hollowfibre: Based on or pertaining to hollow fibers.
- ringing hollowpresent participle and gerund of ring hollow
Compound words 34
- hollowwareItems such as sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, etc. (but not flatware) intended to accompany the pottery on a table.
- HollowcauseThe Holocaust.
- hollowfibreBased on or pertaining to hollow fibers.
- HollowcaustDeliberate misspelling of Holocaust.
- hollowfiberAlternative form of hollowfibre: Based on or pertaining to hollow fibers.
- hollowwortThe plant Corydalis cava.
- overhollowTo hollow excessively.
- semihollowPartly hollow.
- hollowheartedAlternative form of hollow-hearted: insincere; deceitful; treacherous; hypocritical.
- hollowrootMoschatel (Adoxa moschatellina)