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pastime::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | interest, pursuit |
| Type of | diversion, recreation |
| Has types | hobby, pursuit, sideline, avocation, spare-time activity, by-line |
sailing is her favorite pastime.
his main pastime is gambling.
Examples of pastime
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During holiday stress many humans indulge in the national pastime of overeating.
From the dailyherald.com
An agreeably plotless pastime, Sidd Finch should appeal to minor league mystics.
From the time.com
Electronic fishing tackle takes much of the guesswork out of an ancient pastime.
From the time.com
So how did you wake up feeling about America's pastime on Thursday, sports fans?
From the latimes.com
With the conflict's end-days at hand, prognostication is a common Kabul pastime.
From the latimes.com
Bashing the one you are supposed to love seems to have become a national pastime.
From the sacbee.com
This is the land that turned a 19th-century English pastime into ballet on grass.
From the newsweek.com
Schilling may be new to the video game business, but he's not new to the pastime.
From the forbes.com
The national pastime would remain bifurcated by skin color for the next 80 years.
From the theatlantic.com
- A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
- A hobby is an activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, typically done during one's leisure time.
- Pastime is the eighteenth Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The story follows Boston-based PI Spenser as he attempts to find a man's missing mother.
- That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion; games; To sport; to amuse oneself
- (pastimes) pleasant ways of passing time
- A device for promoting dejection. Gentle exercise for intellectual debility.
- An active pastime participated in for pleasure or exercise
- An activity a person enjoys in their spare time.
