hobgoblin

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun hobgoblin is

a small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.

In by extension|lang=en terms the difference between hobgoblin and hobgoblin

is that hobgoblin is (by extension) a source of dread, fear or apprehension; a bugbear while hobgoblin is (by extension) a source of dread, fear or apprehension; a bugbear.

As nouns the difference between hobgoblin and hobgoblin

is that hobgoblin is a small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans while hobgoblin is a small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.

As nouns the difference between gnome and hobgoblin

is that gnome is a brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying while hobgoblin is a small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.

As a proper noun GNOME

is an open source, free software computer desktop environment for Unix operating systems.

As nouns the difference between hobgoblin and unicorn

is that hobgoblin is a small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans while unicorn is a mythical beast resembling a horse with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.

As nouns the difference between hobgoblin and taxonomy

is that hobgoblin is a small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans while taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As nouns the difference between puck and hobgoblin

is that puck is a hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game while hobgoblin is a small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.

As a proper noun Puck

is a mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.

As nouns the difference between hobgoblin and scarecrow

is that hobgoblin is a small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans while scarecrow is an effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating seeds or crops planted there.

As a verb scarecrow is

to splay rigidly outward, like the arms of a scarecrow.

Hobgoblin is a related term of ogre.

As a noun hobgoblin

is a small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.

As a proper noun ogre is

a town in central latvia.

Bugaboobugbear is a synonym of hobgoblin.

As a noun hobgoblin is

a small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.