English noun: hobby |
1. | hobby (act) an auxiliary activity |
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| Synonyms | avocation, by-line, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity |
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| Broader (hypernym) | interest, pastime, pursuit |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | spelaeology, speleology |
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2. | hobby (artifact) a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride |
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| Synonyms | hobbyhorse, rocking horse |
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| Broader (hypernym) | plaything, toy |
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| Part holonym | rocker |
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3. | hobby (animal) small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds |
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| Synonyms | Falco subbuteo |
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| Broader (hypernym) | falcon |
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| Member meronym | Falco, genus Falco |
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