creux — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
- hollow noun A small valley or dip between hills, or a sunken area on a surface.
- off-peak adjective Happening at, or applying to, a time when demand is low — so usually quieter and cheaper. It is used most often of travel tickets, electricity tariffs, phone calls and gym or venue bookings.
- trough noun A long, open container used to hold food or water for animals.
Senses
creux is used for these senses in English:
- hole (stud poker) A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.
- hollow (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.
- hollow (figuratively) Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
- hollow An unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
- off-peak During a period of less use or demand than the maximum (peak), generally overnight.
- trough A long, narrow depression between waves or ridges; the low portion of a wave cycle.
hole — full definition
- noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
- noun A flaw, weakness, or gap in an argument, plan, or system.
- noun In golf, one of the numbered targets a player aims the ball into, or a full round segment of the course leading to it.
hollow — full definition
- noun A small valley or dip between hills, or a sunken area on a surface.
- noun An empty space or cavity inside something.
- adj Having an empty space inside; not solid.
- adj Insincere or lacking real meaning or substance.
- verb To dig or carve out a hole or cavity in something.