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onkalo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hollow noun A small valley or dip between hills, or a sunken area on a surface.
  • scoop noun A cup-shaped tool, or the utensil's bowl-shaped end, used for lifting and serving loose material like ice cream or flour.

Senses

onkalo is used for these senses in English:

  • hollow A sunken area on a surface.
  • hollow (figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.
  • scoop A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.

hollow — full definition

  1. noun A small valley or dip between hills, or a sunken area on a surface.
  2. noun An empty space or cavity inside something.
  3. adj Having an empty space inside; not solid.
  4. adj Insincere or lacking real meaning or substance.
  5. verb To dig or carve out a hole or cavity in something.

scoop — full definition

  1. noun A cup-shaped tool, or the utensil's bowl-shaped end, used for lifting and serving loose material like ice cream or flour.
  2. noun A news story reported before any rival outlet gets it.
  3. verb To lift or gather something using a scooping motion.
  4. verb To publish a news story before competitors do.

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