Box and Hollow

Box

Box noun - A covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things.
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Synonyms for Box

Hollow and box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hollow" instead a noun "Box".

Nearby Word: boxed

Hollow

Hollow noun - A sunken area forming a separate space.

Box and hollow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead a noun "Hollow".

Nearby Words: hollowed, hollowing, hollowly

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How words are described

full full box full hollow
special special box special hollow
normal normal box normal hollow
ordinary ordinary box ordinary hollow
Other adjectives: certain, single, small, real, massive, large, huge, little, different, giant, sealed, bigger.

Common collocations

humans box humans hollow humans

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Operation Flashpoint A pre-release version of the cover art featured a similar stock image, although the soldier was noticeably chubbier◊ than the hollow-cheeked killing machine who made it to the final box art.
  • Video Game / The Legend of Kyrandia A small faerie, similar to the one on the box cover, was at one point going to appear in the location featuring the hollow stump.
  • Manga / Hollow Fields Step one: put his soul in a box.Hollow Fields is an OEL Manga series written and illustrated by Australian artist Madeleine Rosca and published by Seven Seas Entertainment.
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