WordNet Search - 3.1

Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"

Noun

S: (n) hobbyhorse (a topic to which one constantly reverts) "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (n) preoccupation (an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention)

S: (n) obsession, fixation (an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone)
S: (n) hang-up (an emotional preoccupation)
S: (n) hobbyhorse (a topic to which one constantly reverts) "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"
S: (n) self-absorption (preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else)

S: (n) hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse (a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride)