Hollow vs. Hallow
Difference Between Hollow and Hallow
Hollownoun
A small valley between mountains.
He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies.Hallownoun
A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
All Hallows Eve (or Halloween), the night before All Hallows Day (now more commonly known as "All Saints Day").Hollownoun
A sunken area or unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
the hollow of the hand or of a treeHallownoun
A shout, cry; a hulloo.
Hollownoun
(US) A sunken area.
Hallowverb
(transitive) To make holy, to sanctify.
Hollownoun
(figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.
a hollow in the pit of one's stomachHallowverb
To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.
Hollowverb
(transitive) to make a hole in something; to excavate
Hallowverb
render holy by means of religious rites
Hollowverb
To urge or call by shouting; to hollo.
Hollowadjective
(of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
a hollow tree; a hollow sphereHollowadjective
(of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
He let out a hollow moan.Hollowadjective
(figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
a hollow victoryHollowadjective
(figuratively) Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
a hollow promiseHollowadjective
concave; gaunt; sunken.
Hollowadjective
(gymnastics) pertaining to hollow body position
Hollowadverb
(colloquial) Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow.
Hollowinterjection
alternative form of hollo
Hollownoun
a cavity or space in something;
hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeksHollownoun
a small valley between mountains;
he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the AppalachiansHollownoun
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
Hollowverb
remove the inner part or the core of;
the mining company wants to excavate the hillsiteHollowverb
remove the interior of;
hollow out a tree trunkHollowadjective
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity;
a hollow walla hollow treehollow cheekshis face became gaunter and more hollow with each yearHollowadjective
deliberately deceptive;
hollow (or false) promisesfalse pretensesHollowadjective
as if echoing in a hollow space;
the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroomHollowadjective
devoid of significance or point;
empty promisesa hollow victoryvacuous comments
