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UK
/hˈɒb/
]
[ US /ˈhɑb/ ]
[ US /ˈhɑb/ ]
NOUN
- a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
- (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
VERB
- cut with a hob
How To Use hob In A Sentence
- Silence is the rule for our heroes, and that means a bit of extra claustrophobia to scenes that would otherwise be totally generic.
- 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
- you and your fellow misogynistic homophobes masquerading as "traditionalist anglicans" have played out the string. Breakaway Fort Worth group responds to Episcopal Church lawsuit | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com
- Also well known is hydrophobia, literally ‘fear of water ‘, as a name for rabies, which sometimes appears to cause such a sensation in sufferers because it makes the throat swell and so it becomes difficult for the victim to swallow.’