The Clue
Like jack-o'-lanterns (6 letter answer)
The Answer
HOLLOW
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Notes
The answer HOLLOW is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
HOLLOW as a noun:
1. a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
2. (hollow, holler) = a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
3. (hole, hollow) = a depression hollowed out of solid matter
HOLLOW as a verb:
1. (excavate, dig, hollow) = remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
2. (hollow, hollow out, core out) = remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
HOLLOW as an adjective:
1. not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; "a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"
2. (false, hollow) = deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses"
3. as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
4. (empty, hollow, vacuous) = devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"