A water drop hollows a stone not by force but by falling often.
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Hollows
Synonyms for "hollows" (325 found)
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cavernouscavityconcavitydentexcavateexcavationholeinsincerepitpocketreverberantvacuousvalleyabsurdabysmabyssaffectedalveolationalveolusantrum
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costlycounterfeitcrackcratercraterlikecrevassecribcryptcupcup-shapedcuppedcymbiformcynicaldaledeaddeceitfuldeceptivedeepdeep setdeep-echoing
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A water drop hollows out a stone not by force but by falling often.
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After the Earth's surface had cooled to a temperature below the boiling point of water, rain began to fall—and continued to fall for centuries. As the water drained into the great hollows in the Earth's surface, the primeval ocean came into existence.
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Tawny owls nest in hollows.
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