Hollow
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to make a hole in something; to excavate
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside. (of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched. Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless. Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies" A sunken area in something solid. (US) A sunken area, the equivalent to a copse in British English. A feeling of emptiness.
Example sentence: I need a consistency of my moods if there is to be any consistency in my style. I can't attempt to write always in the hollow flux of desperation and incipient terror.
Hole
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make holes in (an object or surface).To destroy.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A hollow spot in a surface.An opening in a solid.A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.The part of a game in which a player attempts to hit the ball into one of the holes.An excavation pit or trench.A weakness, a flawA container or receptacle.In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.An orifice, in particular the anus.A high-security prison cell, often used as punishment.An undesirable place to live or visit; a hovelThe rear portion of the defensive team between the shortstop and the third baseman.
Example sentence: We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any of us want to dig ourselves out of this hole created by this economic crisis.