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1 hollow out
(to make hollow: They hollowed out a tree-trunk to make a boat.) κοιλαίνω -
2 hollow
['holəu] 1. adjective1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) κούφιος2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) βαθύς2. noun1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) βαθούλωμα,κουφάλα2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) γούβα•- beat hollow
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3 Scoop
v. trans.Shovel: Ar. and P. ἄμη, ἡ (Xen.).Chisel: Ar. and P. σμίλη, ἡ.——————v. trans.Dig: P. and V. σκάπτειν, ὀρύσσειν.Scoop out, hollow out: P. κοιλαίνειν.Scooped out: P. ἐξεγλυμμένος (Plat.) (ἐκγλύφειν).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Scoop
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4 Hew
v. trans.Cut: P. and V. τέμνειν, κόπτειν, V. κείρειν.Hew out: V. κείρειν.Hollow out: P. κοιλαίνειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Hew
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5 Excavate
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Excavate
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6 boom
I 1. [bu:m] noun(a sudden increase in a business etc: a boom in the sales of TV sets.) οικονομική άνθηση2. verb(to increase suddenly (and profitably): Business is booming this week.) παρουσιάζω άνοδο, ακμάζωII 1. [bu:m] verb((often with out) to make a hollow sound, like a large drum or gun: His voice boomed out over the loudspeaker.) βροντώ2. noun(such a sound.) βροντή, βουητό -
7 bowl
I 1. [bəul] noun(a wooden ball rolled along the ground in playing bowls. See also bowls below.) ξύλινη μπάλα2. verb1) (to play bowls.) παίζω μπόουλς2) (to deliver or send (a ball) towards the batsman in cricket.) ρίχνω (την μπάλα)3) (to put (a batsman) out by hitting the wicket with the ball: Smith was bowled for eighty-five (= Smith was put out after making eighty-five runs).) βγάζω (παίκτη) απ' το παιχνίδι•- bowler- bowling
- bowls
- bowling-alley
- bowling-green
- bowl over II [bəul] noun1) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.) γαβάθα, μπολ2) (a round hollow part, especially of a tobacco pipe, a spoon etc: The bowl of this spoon is dirty.) κοίλωμα -
8 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) τρύπα2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) κοιλότητα,άνοιγμα3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) τρύπα (μέτρηση σκορ στο γκολφ)2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) τρυπώ2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) οδηγώ σε τρύπα•- hole out -
9 puff
1. noun1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) πνοή,φύσημα(αέρα)/τούφα(καπνού),ρουφηξιά2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) πομπόν/φούσκωμα(σε μανίκι)/μπεζές/(επίθετο)φουσκωτός2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) καπνίζω νευρικά2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) ξεφυσώ,λαχανιάζω•- puffed- puffy
- puff pastry
- puff out
- puff up
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hollow — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a hole or empty space inside. 2) concave. 3) (of a sound) echoing. 4) lacking significance or sincerity. ► NOUN 1) a hole or depression. 2) a small valley … English terms dictionary
