hob

Signification (English)

Noun

1. A kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
2. The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm.
3. The top cooking surface on a cooker; a cooktop. It typically comprises several cooking elements (often four), also known as 'rings'.
4. A rounded peg used as a target in several games, especially in quoits.
5. A male ferret.
6. The hub of a wheel.

Verb

1. To create (a gear) by cutting with a hob.
2. To engage in the process of cutting gears with a hob.

Concepts

lutin

👿

elfe

🧝

gobelin

fourneau

gremlin

gremlins

armure

plan de cuisson

Synonyms

hobgoblin

elf

🧝

goblin

imp

👿

sprite

pixy

gnome

gremlin

puck

dance

💃

pixie

brownie

stove

trouble

fuss

galley

hobnail

hub

jag

jute

knob

mantel

mischief

nail

nuisance

pother

projection

prominence

protrusion

ramus

range

rowdiness

salience

saliency

salient

shelf

shoe

👞

prominency

hobbing

ado

gobblin

banquette

bedlam

bulge

bustle

commotion

cooker

counter

cupboard

daemon

demon

din

extrusion

fracas

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/hɑb/

Étymologie (English)

Related to hub, but the ultimate origin of both words is obscure.