Hollow vs. Hallow

Hollow vs. Hallow — Is There a Difference?
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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 tree

Hallownoun

A shout, cry; a hulloo.

Hollownoun

(US) A sunken area.

Hallowverb

(transitive) To make holy, to sanctify.

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Hollownoun

(figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.

a hollow in the pit of one's stomach

Hallowverb

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 sphere
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Hollowadjective

(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 victory

Hollowadjective

(figuratively) Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.

a hollow promise

Hollowadjective

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 cheeks

Hollownoun

a small valley between mountains;

he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians

Hollownoun

a depression hollowed out of solid matter

Hollowverb

remove the inner part or the core of;

the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite

Hollowverb

remove the interior of;

hollow out a tree trunk

Hollowadjective

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity;

a hollow walla hollow treehollow cheekshis face became gaunter and more hollow with each year

Hollowadjective

deliberately deceptive;

hollow (or false) promisesfalse pretenses

Hollowadjective

as if echoing in a hollow space;

the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom

Hollowadjective

devoid of significance or point;

empty promisesa hollow victoryvacuous comments