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hob

[ UK /hˈɒb/ ]
[ US /ˈhɑb/ ]
NOUN
  1. a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
  2. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
  3. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  4. a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
VERB
  1. cut with a hob

How To Use hob In A Sentence

  • This antimodernist nativism pervaded the 1920s, but it was particularly visible in the scientific racism of the eugenics movement, the xenophobia of the "100 percent American" movement, the sharp resurgence in the Ku Klux Klan, the post – World War One Red Scare (directed primarily at immigrant radicals), and in a series of draconian immigration restriction acts. 11 Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood
  • Silence is the rule for our heroes, and that means a bit of extra claustrophobia to scenes that would otherwise be totally generic.
  • Racism, homophobia, McCarthyism, classism, it's all on display as they try to muzzle those who disagree by vitriolic, personal attack.
  • I felt a bit claustrophobic in the tiny room.
  • Then there were the curling sessions, saunas, card games and his hobby of star-gazing. The Sun
  • I even dragged my acrophobic mother up mountains in the Auvergne, only to leave her quivering halfway up while I persevered alone to the top.
  • In a healthy pregnancy, cells that come from the embryo's placenta-called trophoblast cells-move into the walls of the uterus and help to open up maternal arteries, thereby increasing the available blood and nutrient supply. Slate Articles
  • The black and gold range has an electric oven combined with a gas fired hob.
  • His hobbies included tending the many trees in his garden, hillwalking, classical music, opera and photography. Times, Sunday Times
  • He works for pest control and has no interests or hobbies. The Sun
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