(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Something that is ~ has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through.
...a ~ tree.
...a ~ cylinder.
ADJ
2.
A surface that is ~ curves inwards.
He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with ~ cheeks.
ADJ
3.
A ~ is a hole inside a tree.
I made my home there, in the ~ of a dying elm.
N-COUNT
4.
A ~ is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface.
Below him the town lay warm in the ~ of the hill.
N-COUNT: oft N of/in/between n
5.
If you describe a statement, situation, or person as ~, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness.
Any threat to bring in the police is a ~ one.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ness
One month before the deadline we see the ~ness of these promises.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of/behind n
6.
If someone gives a ~ laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing.
Murray Pick’s ~ laugh had no mirth in it.
ADJ: ADJ n
7.
A ~ sound is dull and echoing.
...the ~ sound of a gunshot.
ADJ: ADJ n
8.
If something is ~ed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards.
The mule’s back was ~ed by the weight of its burden.
...her high, elegantly ~ed cheekbones.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed