Hobbs

Definitions: Hobbs

Hobbs

Noun

1. Notable English cricketer (1882-1963).

Date "Hobbs" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1870. (references)

Synonyms: Hobbs

Synonyms: John Berry Hobbs (n), Sir Jack Hobbs (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Hobbs

English words defined with "Hobbs": John Berry Hobbs ♦ Sir Jack Hobbs. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Hobbs, as your master, I insist that you be miserable! (On Again Off Again; writing credit: Nat Perrin; Benny Rubin) Like Laureen Hobbs was destroyed. (Network; writing credit: Paddy Chayefsky) Daddy, Tina Hobbs said you were getting canned, so I put gum in her hair. (Life's Work; writing credit: Warren Bell; Alana Burgi)
Movie/TV Titles	Hobbs End (2002) Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) Hobbs in a Hurry (1918)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Flooty Hobbs and the Jiggling, Jolly Gollywobber (reference) Hobbs, Brockunier & Co., Glass: Identification and Value Guide (reference) Squaring the Circle: The War Between Hobbs and Wallis (Science and Its Conceptual Series) (reference) The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs (reference) The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbs: A Calvin and Hobbs Treasury (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Hobbs News-sun (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Consumer Goods	Russell Hobbs RH4T9379 4-Slice Brushed Chrome Toaster (reference) Russell Hobbs RHJK3063 Cordless Jug Kettle (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Refueling at sea from USS Mispillion (AO-105), 20 August 1963. USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) is taking on fuel from off the oiler's starboard side. Photographed by PH2 Hobbs.Credit: NAVY.		"Everybody turns to when it's reactivation time. Here storekeeper striker D.W. Shore ... and Glenn Hobbs ... remove a dehumidifier from the hangar deck of USS Bairoko prior to its actual reactivation by San Francisco Naval Shipyard employees." "Navy men like Seaman Hobbs and Storekeeper Shore were given the task of helping in reassembling the ship that would be theirs when the ship departed from San Francisco." Quoted caption was released with this photo circa August 1950. Bairoko recommissioned for Korean War service on 12 September 1950.Credit: NAVY.
	U.S.S. Brooklyn, Paymaster Hobbs.Credit: Library of Congress.		Houses of oil field workers in Hobbs, New Mexico.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Signs in front of theater. Hobbs, New Mexico.Credit: Library of Congress.		Main street in the oil boom town of Hobbs, New Mexico.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Trailer homes of oil field workers in Hobbs, New Mexico.Credit: Library of Congress.		Recess time at grade school in Hobbs, New Mexico.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Shops on the main street of the oil boom town. Hobbs, New Mexico.Credit: Library of Congress.		Hobbs, New Mexico. An oil town.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Hobbs" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 96.53% of the time. "Hobbs" is used about 202 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	96.53%	195	21,939
Noun (plural)	2.48%	5	157,705
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	0.5%	1	339,140
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.5%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	202	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "Hobbs" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Hobbs	Last name	19,000	638
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

1. Hobbs, NM (city, FIPS 32520)
Location: 32.73426 N, 103.16276 W
Population (1990): 29115 (12327 housing units)
Area: 48.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 88240
Country: USA

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Expressions: Hobbs

Expressions using "Hobbs": John Berry Hobbs ♦ Sir Jack Hobbs. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Hobbs

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
hobbs act	627	hobbs thomas	13
calvin and hobbs	218	becky hobbs	12
hobbs nm	216	russel hobbs	10
hobbs	177	calvin hobbs picture	10
hobbs news sun	119	calvin and hobbs comic	10
hobbs new mexico	98	hobbs switch	10
russell hobbs	44	roy hobbs baseball	8
darwin hobbs	43	hobbs batting	8
hobbs realty	39	hotel hobbs	8
roy hobbs	39	daily hobbs news sun	7
hobbs shannon	29	hobbs school	7
gary hobbs	28	bonded fiber hobbs	7
hobbs high school	24	hobbs offie	7
david hobbs honda	22	hobbs mexico new newspaper	7
group hobbs	22	paul hobbs	7
will hobbs	21	hobbs reality	7
hobbs college	19	hobbs hour meter	7
herder hobbs	15	hobbs pressure switch	7
city of hobbs	15	calvin hobbs cartoon	7
david hobbs	14	hobbs new sun	7
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: Hobbs

Misspellings
	"Hobbs" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Hebbess, Hobb, hobbes, Hobbiss, Hobiba, Hobys, Obbs. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Hobbs

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-b-h-o-s"
	-1 letter: bobs, bosh, hobs.
	-2 letters: bob, bos, hob, ohs, sob.
	-3 letters: bo, ho, oh, os, sh, so.
	Words containing the letters "b-b-h-o-s"
	+2 letters: boobish, boshbok, haboobs, hobbies, hobbits, hobbles, hobnobs, mobbish.
	+3 letters: bobeches, boschbok, boshboks, hobblers, hobbyist, nabobish, slobbish, snobbish.
	+4 letters: babyhoods, bathrobes, beachboys, bobwhites, bombshell, bombsight, boschboks, hobbyists, throbbers.
	+5 letters: barbershop, beachcombs, bloodbaths, bombshells, bombsights, buttonbush, cubbyholes, hobblebush, hobbyhorse, hobgoblins, hobnobbers, ribbonfish, shibboleth, snobbishly, tabboulehs.
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