Synonyms for hob

Most common

range · stove-top · goblin · carl · hob-ferret

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The top cooking surface on a cooker. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), usually called rings.

2. n. 2

   A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.

3. n. 3

   The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.

Related words

Word family

hobbit hobgoblin hobnail

Phrases

raise hob play hob with

Forms

Plural

hobs → pixies, brownies, gremlins, imps…

Example sentences

• range Prices range from as low as $30 to as high as $50.
• goblin You're dressed up all nice and I'm a goblin today.
• carl Carl Gauss studied modular arithmetic extensively.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

elf¹, imp¹

4 letters

carl¹, buck¹

5 letters

range¹, pixie²

6 letters

goblin²

7 letters

brownie², gremlin², cooktop

9 letters

hobgoblin

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pixie² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

brûleur