Clues for the word "HOLLOW"
We've had 35 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 38 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on March 23, 2025.
Definition of hollow
- a. - Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere.
- a. - Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.
- a. - Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar.
- a. - Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend.
- n. - A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or of a tree.
- n. - A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a surface; a concavity; a channel.
- v. t. - To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to excavate.
- adv. - Wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow. See All, adv.
- interj. - Hollo.
- v. i. - To shout; to hollo.
- v. t. - To urge or call by shouting.
Referring Clues
- Like the Trojan horse
- Like jack-o'-lanterns
- Meaningless
- Like a jack-o'-lantern
- Empty
- Like some Easter bunnies
- Ichabod's was Sleepy
- Gouge out
- Sinkhole
- Insincere
- Like jack-o'-lanterns or meaningless victories
- Empty inside, as inside a tube
- Empty inside, as a tube
- Feature of a jack-o'-lantern
- Not solid
- Concave - sunken
- Empty within
- Empty space within
- Like an unsatisfactory victory at the Valley?
- Impression made by house overlooking lake - unfavourable!
- Empty - insincere
- Like insincere promises
- Unsatisfying, as a victory
- How to hide a small, headless parrot, which is meaningless
- Empty and gloomy after short break
- House for student down with depression
- Empty inside
- Having an empty space inside
- Empty inside, as a tree
- Sunken
- How resoundingly one can beat the opposition
- Like a log you can look inside of
- How insincere words ring
- Lacking substance
- Like an unsatisfactory victory at the Valley?
Last Seen In
- Mirror Mini - March 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 25, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 06, 2023
- LA Times - October 26, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - August 13, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 05, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - April 22, 2017
- Mirror Mini - March 23, 2017
- New York Times - July 06, 2016
- Guardian Quick - April 13, 2016
- Netword - March 18, 2016
- New York Times - April 06, 2015
- New York Times - April 01, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - March 09, 2015
- Guardian Quiptic - April 28, 2014
- Chronicle of Higher Education - March 01, 2013
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 13, 2012
- Universal - October 25, 2011
- Universal - July 11, 2011
- New York Times - July 10, 2011
- LA Times - March 20, 2010
- Guardian Quick - January 10, 2010
- New York Times - November 11, 2009
- Family Time - October 18, 2009
- Family Time - August 23, 2009
- LA Times Sunday - March 11, 2007
- Guardian Quick - February 13, 2007
- Family Time - June 04, 2006
- Family Time - May 08, 2006
- Guardian Quick - January 16, 2006
- And in 8 more crossword puzzles...