Translation
hollow, empty
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Word origin
From a Gaulish word krosos ('hollow'), which also gave creuser ('to dig').
- Origin
- Gaulish
- Root
- krosos
Grammar
Examples
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The tree is hollow at the bottom.
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She keeps the key in a hollow in the wall.
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This speech is empty and too long.
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In the slack months, the shop closes earlier.
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His face was hollow after the illness.
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