The Clue
Hollow; recessed (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SUNKEN
Tags
Notes
The answer SUNKEN is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SINK as a verb:
1. (sink, drop, drop down) = fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
2. cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
3. (sink, pass, lapse) = pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"
4. (sink, settle, go down, go under) = go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
5. (sink, subside) = descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
6. (dip, sink) = appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
7. (slump, fall off, sink) = fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"
8. (slump, slide down, sink) = fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"
9. (bury, sink) = embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"
SUNKEN as an adjective:
1. (deep-set, sunken, recessed) = having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look"
2. (sunken, submerged) = under water; e.g. at the bottom of a body of water; "sunken treasure"; "a sunken ship"