hobby vs toy
toy vs hobbyhobby and toy both are nouns.
hobby is not a verb while toy is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hobby | Yes | No | No | No |
| toy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
toy is a hypernym of
hobby; that is, toy is a
word with a broader meaning than hobby:
- hobby: a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
- toy: an artifact designed to be played with
Other hypernyms of hobby include
plaything.
| hobby (noun) | toy (noun) |
|---|---|
| an auxiliary activity | any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets |
| small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds | an artifact designed to be played with |
| a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride | a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size |
| a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier) | |
| a device regarded as providing amusement |
| hobby (verb) | toy (verb) |
|---|---|
| engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously | |
| manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination | |
| behave carelessly or indifferently |
Words related to "hobby"
Words related to "toy"
- Canis familiaris
- Chihuahua
- Frisbee
- Japanese spaniel
- Lego
- Lego set
- Maltese
- Maltese dog
- Maltese terrier
- Meccano
- Meccano set
- Peke
- Pekinese
- Pekingese
- Shih-Tzu
- acquit
- act
- adult toy
- artefact
- artifact
- ball
- balloon
- bear
- behave
- carry
- catapult
- cockhorse
- comport
- conduct
- copy
- dally
- dandle board
- deport
- device
- diddle
- do
- dog
- doll
- doll's house
- dollhouse
- dolly
- domestic dog
- fiddle
- flirt
- hobby
- hobbyhorse
- hula-hoop
- jack-in-the-box
- jumping jack
- jungle gym
- kaleidoscope
- kite
- manipulate
- miniature
- move
- pea shooter
- pinata
- pinwheel
- pinwheel wind collector
- play
- playground slide
- playhouse
- plaything
- pogo stick
- popgun
- put out
- rattle
- replica
- replication
- reproduction
- retire
- rocking horse
- sand toy
- sandbox
- sandpile
- sandpit
- seesaw
- sex toy
- slide
- sliding board
- sling
- slingshot
- spinning top
- squirt gun
- squirter
- stick horse
- swing
- teddy
- teddy bear
- teeter
- teeter-totter
- teeterboard
- teetertotter
- teetotum
- tilting board
- top
- toy dog
- toy spaniel
- toy terrier
- toy with
- toying
- train set
- trifle
- water gun
- water pistol
- wendy house
- whirligig
- yo-yo
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