the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"
a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"
a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
a cavity or space in something; "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
as if echoing in a hollow space; "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
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"
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"
of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"