Hollow vs. Solid

Hollow vs. Solid — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Hollow and Solid

Hollownoun

A small valley between mountains.

He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies.

Solidadjective

(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid or a gas.

Almost all metals are solid at room temperature.

Hollownoun

A sunken area or unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.

the hollow of the hand or of a tree

Solidadjective

Large in size, quantity, or value.

Hollownoun

(US) A sunken area.

Solidadjective

Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.

solid gold, solid chocolate
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Hollownoun

(figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.

a hollow in the pit of one's stomach

Solidadjective

Strong or unyielding.

a solid foundation

Hollowverb

(transitive) to make a hole in something; to excavate

Solidadjective

(slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.

That's a solid plan.Radiohead's on tour! Have you heard their latest album yet? It's quite solid.I don't think Dave would have done that. He's a solid dude.

Hollowverb

To urge or call by shouting; to hollo.

Solidadjective

Hearty; filling.

a solid meal
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Hollowadjective

(of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.

a hollow tree; a hollow sphere

Solidadjective

Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.

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.

Solidadjective

Financially well off; wealthy.

Hollowadjective

(figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.

a hollow victory

Solidadjective

Sound; not weak.

a solid constitution of body

Hollowadjective

(figuratively) Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.

a hollow promise

Solidadjective

(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.

American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.

Hollowadjective

concave; gaunt; sunken.

Solidadjective

Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

Hollowadjective

(gymnastics) pertaining to hollow body position

Solidadjective

United; without division; unanimous.

The delegation is solid for a candidate.

Hollowadverb

(colloquial) Completely, as part of the phrase beat hollow or beat all hollow.

Solidadjective

Of a single color throughout.

John painted the walls solid white.He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.

Hollowinterjection

alternative form of hollo

Solidadjective

(of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.

The solid lines show roads, and the dotted lines footpaths.

Hollownoun

a cavity or space in something;

hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks

Solidadjective

(dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.

A solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.

Hollownoun

a small valley between mountains;

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

Solidnoun

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).

Hollownoun

a depression hollowed out of solid matter

Solidnoun

(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).

Hollowverb

remove the inner part or the core of;

the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite

Solidnoun

(informal) A favor.

Please do me a solid: lend me your car for one week.I owe him; he did me a solid last year.

Hollowverb

remove the interior of;

hollow out a tree trunk

Solidnoun

An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.

I prefer solids over paisleys.

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

Solidnoun

(in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.

The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.

Hollowadjective

deliberately deceptive;

hollow (or false) promisesfalse pretenses

Solidadverb

Solidly.

Hollowadjective

as if echoing in a hollow space;

the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom

Solidadverb

Without spaces or hyphens.

Many long-established compounds are set solid.

Hollowadjective

devoid of significance or point;

empty promisesa hollow victoryvacuous comments

Solidnoun

a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure

Solidnoun

the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape

Solidnoun

a three-dimensional shape

Solidadjective

of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous;

ice is water in the solid statewater and milk and blood are liquid substances

Solidadjective

of good substantial quality;

solid comforta solid base hit

Solidadjective

entirely of one substance with no holes inside;

solid silvera solid block of wood

Solidadjective

of one substance or character throughout;

solid golda solid colorcarved out of solid rock

Solidadjective

uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks;

a solid line across the pagesolid sheets of water

Solidadjective

providing abundant nourishment;

a hearty mealgood solid foodate a substantial breakfast

Solidadjective

of good quality and condition; solidly built;

a solid foundationseveral substantial timber buildings

Solidadjective

having high moral qualities;

a noble spirita solid citizenan upstanding mana worthy successor

Solidadjective

not soft or yielding to pressure;

a firm mattressthe snow was firm underfootsolid ground

Solidadjective

having three dimensions;

a solid object

Solidadjective

incapable of being seen through;

solid blackness

Solidadjective

entirely of a single color throughout;

a solid fabric

Solidadjective

acting together as a single undiversified whole;

a solid voting bloc