hollow

adjective, noun/ˈhɒləʊ/CEFR B1

ফাঁপা, ভেতরে খালি; গর্ত

Meaning

Having an empty space inside, or a dip in the ground.

Example sentences

The bamboo is hollow inside.বাঁশটি ভেতরে ফাঁপা।
Water collects in the hollow.গর্তটিতে পানি জমে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: empty, crater

Antonyms: solid

Similar words, and what each means

empty
খালি করা, খালি, শূন্য
To remove everything from inside something.
crater
জ্বালামুখ, গহ্বর
A large round hole in the ground, made by a volcano or an impact.

Other English words for “ফাঁপা, ভেতরে খালি; গর্ত”

puffy
Swollen in a soft, rounded way.
den
A hidden place where a wild animal rests or shelters.
hole
An opening or empty space in something solid.
pit
A large hole in the ground, natural or dug.

Opposite words

solid
কঠিন, নিরেট
Hard and firm, not liquid or gas; also strong and reliable.
mound
ঢিবি, স্তূপ
A small hill, or a pile of something.

“hollow” elsewhere on EnglishBD

That small hollow “it” runs through every English sentence about nature, and putting “the weather” in its place is the most common way to lose the sentence.
English Vocabulary for Nature and Animals →
Its hold comes from what surrounds it — the same bolt carries a fraction of the load in hollow brick or plaster that it does in solid concrete.
anchor-bolt — dictionary →
Venom flows through a snake's hollow fangs.
fang — dictionary →

Where this word is used

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“hollow” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • প্রাচীন, পুরাকীর্তি
- • মন্দ, অশুভ; পাপ
- • ফাঁপা, ভেতরে খালি; গর্ত
- • বাণিজ্যিক; বিজ্ঞাপন
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ফাঁপা, ভেতরে খালি; গর্ত — hollow (adjective, noun) — ফাঁপা, ভেতরে খালি; গর্ত. Having an empty space inside, or a dip in the ground.
Which word is closest in meaning to “hollow”?
- • evil
- • contrary
- • retail
- • empty
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empty — empty — খালি করা, খালি, শূন্য. To remove everything from inside something.

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