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hollow vs core

core vs hollow

hollow and core both are nouns.

hollow is an adjective but core is not an adjective.

hollow and core both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hollow Yes Yes Yes No
core Yes No Yes No
As verbs, core is a hyponym of hollow; that is, core is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hollow:
  • hollow: remove the interior of
  • core: remove the core or center from
Other hyponyms of hollow include gouge, rout, scallop, scollop, hole, draw in, suck in, scoop out, cavern, cavern out, cave, undermine, dig, dig out, excavate.
hollow (noun) core (noun)
a depression hollowed out of solid matter a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
a small valley between mountains the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
a cavity or space in something (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
a small group of indispensable persons or things
the center of an object
the central part of the Earth
a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
hollow (adjective) core (adjective)
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
lacking in substance or character
devoid of significance or force
as if echoing in a hollow space
hollow (verb) core (verb)
remove the interior of remove the core or center from
remove the inner part or the core of
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