hobby

About 2.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

   I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby.

2. noun An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby.
3. noun Synonym of hobby horse (“a favorite topic”).
4. noun Painting and building miniatures (as opposed to playing the game)

   I'm more into the competitive part than the hobby part of this game.

5. noun Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo.

Similar words

avocation sideline rocking horse hobbyhorse cockhorse by-line falco subbuteo spare-time activity stick horse tinkering

Often followed by

of and is or was horse for that to

Word family

hobbies hobbyist hobbyists