Hob

/hɑb/

Synonyms for "hob" (78 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Noun(6 words)

goblin elf browniecook on hobcook on stovecooktop

ariel banshee beam-end befind brownie chimneychimney cornercluricaune corbel corrigan

Strong matches (23)

Noun(3 words)

cut gearsgear cutgremlin

dwarf elf fairyfairy queenfay fender finnbearafire screenfireboard fireguard fireplace fireside flue gnome goblin gradin gradino gremlin hearth hearthstone

Related words (39)

Noun(7 words)

hobbing hobgoblin imp pixie pixysimmer on hobstovetop

hobgoblin hub imp ingle inglenook ingleside kobold ledge leprechaun mab mantel mantelshelf oberon ouphe peri pixie poltergeist pooka predella puca

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puck pwca retable shelf shoulder smokehole sprite superaltar support sylph sylphid titania

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More general

15 entries

cookery actioncooking surfacecutedge toolevil spiritfaerie faery fairy fayfood preparationmachiningmanufacturing processmythical beingshelf sprite

More specific

9 entries

boil on hobbrownieelectric hobexternal gear hobbingfry on hobgas hobinternal gear hobbingkoboldsimmer on hob

Collocations

11 entries

cooking surfaceelectric hobexternal gear hobbinggas hobgear hobbinghob cutterhobbing machineinduction hobinternal gear hobbingkitchen hobstovetop

Inflections

3 entries

hobbed hobbing hobs

Derivations

1 entries

hobber

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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I burnt my fingers on the hob this morning.

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The hob was still hot after quarter of an hour.

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When she sewed, he thought, she made a sound like a kettle on the hob; bubbling, murmuring, always busy, her strong little pointed fingers pinching and poking; her needle flashing straight.

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The Yiddish word for love, libe, is borrowed from modern German. The inherited Yiddish word, lib, is used to say things like "I love you" ("ikh hob dikh lib").

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