Hob·by (h b  ), Oveta Culp 1905-1995. American public official. She was the first director of the Women's Army Corps (1943-1945) and the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1953-1955). |
| hob·by 1 (hb) n. pl. hob·bies An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure. [Middle English hobi, hobyn, small horse, hobby horse, perhaps from Hobin, Hobby, nickname for Robert.] hob by·ist n. |
| hob·by 2 (hb) n. pl. hob·bies Any of several small falcons of the genus Falco, formerly used for catching small birds or game. [Middle English hobi, from Old French hobe, hobel.] |
hobby
Noun
pl -bies an activity pursued in one's spare time for pleasure or relaxation [probably variant of name Robin]
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| Noun | 1. |  hobby - an auxiliary activity pastime, pursuit, interest - a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" spelaeology, speleology - the pastime of exploring caves |
| 2. |  hobby - a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to riderocker - a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro | |
| 3. |  hobby - small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birdsfalcon - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight Falco, genus Falco - a genus of Falconidae |
hobby
noun pastime, relaxation, leisure pursuit, sideline, diversion, avocation, favourite occupation, (leisure) activity
Translations
n hobby [ˈhobi]
something a person enjoys doing (usually frequently) in his/her spare time and not for pay Stamp-collecting is a popular hobby. stokperdjie هِوايَه хоби koníček hobby das Hobby χόμπι pasatiempo harrastus سرگرمی harrastus passe-temps תַחבִּיב अभिरुचि hobi, omiljena zabava hobbi hobi áhugamál; tómstundagaman hobby, passatempo 趣味 취미 hobis, pomėgis hobijs, vaļasprieks hobi hobby, vrijetijdsbeoefening hobby, fritidsaktivitet hobby passatempo hobby хобби koníček konjiček hobi hobby งานอดิเรก merak, düşkü, hobi 業余愛好 хобі, улюблене заняття تفریحی مشغلہ یا شوق sở thích 业余爱好
n hobby-horse
1 a stick with a wooden horse's head or a rocking horse as a child's toy. hobbelperd حِصان خَشَبي: لعبة الأطفال дървено конче dřevěný kůň (hračka) kæphest das Schaukelpferd ξύλινο αλογάκι de madera caballito, caballito mecedor kepphobu, kiikhobu اسب چوبی cheval à bascule סוּס עֵץ लिल्ली घोड़ी, लकड़ी का घोड़ा drveni konjic za ljuljanje faló, hintaló kuda-kudaan (di legno cavalluccio) 竹馬、木馬 medinis arkliukas koka zirdziņš (koka nūja ar zirga galvu); šūpuļzirgs kuda mainan stokpaardje; hobbelpaard kjepphest; gyngehest konik na kijku, konik bujany игрушечная лошадка hojdací kôň konjiček konjić-igračka gunghäst, käpphäst ม้าไม้ oyuncak at （儿童玩具）木馬 дерев'яний коник, кінь-гойдалка چھوٹے قد کا گھوڑا یا ٹٹو ngựa gỗ （儿童玩具）木马
2 one's favourite topic, idea or project. stokperdjie, liefhebbery الفِكرَة أو الموضوع الرئيسي хоби záliba, libůstka kæphest das Hobby αγαπημένο θέμα, ιδέα pasatiempo favorito; tema favorito lemmikteema كار تفريحی dada תַחבִּיב प्रिय विषय omiljena tema, opsesija vesszőparipa, hobbi kesukaan (cavallo di battaglia) おはこの話題など arkliukas, pamėgta/mėgstama tema jājamzirdziņš topik yg diminati stokpaardje kjepphest konik конёк obľúbená téma priljubljena tema, ideja omiljena tema käpphäst เรื่องที่สนใจเป็นพิเศษ gözde konu 最喜歡的主題等，癖好 коньок, коник کسی کا منپسند موضوع یا مشغلہ đề tài ưa thích 最喜欢的主题等，癖好
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