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hollow vs pothole

pothole vs hollow

hollow and pothole both are nouns.

hollow is an adjective but pothole is not an adjective.

hollow is a verb but pothole is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hollow Yes Yes Yes No
pothole Yes No No No
As nouns, pothole is a hyponym of hollow; that is, pothole is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hollow:
  • hollow: a depression hollowed out of solid matter
  • pothole: a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
Other hyponyms of hollow include burrow, tunnel, gopher hole, kettle, kettle hole, cavity, pit, chuckhole, rabbit burrow, rabbit hole, wormhole.
hollow (noun) pothole (noun)
a depression hollowed out of solid matter a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
a small valley between mountains
a cavity or space in something
hollow (adjective) pothole (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) pothole (verb)
remove the interior of
remove the inner part or the core of
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