hob

hob is a 3-letter English word with 10 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The hub of a wheel. See Hub. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 8 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The hub of a wheel. See Hub.
2. noun. The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
3. noun. A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels, etc.
4. noun. A fairy; a sprite; an elf.
5. noun. A countryman; a rustic; a clown.
6. noun. a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
7. noun. a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
8. noun. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

   Synonyms: brownie, elf, gremlin, imp, pixie, pixy

9. noun. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

   Synonyms: goblin, hobgoblin

10. verb. cut with a hob

Synonyms

brownie, elf, gremlin, imp, pixie, pixy, goblin, hobgoblin

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in hob:

boh

Common word forms

hobs, hobbed, hobber, hobbing

Words from these letters

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