English dictionary

hood

/h/U/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an aggressive and violent young criminal

noun.person

Synonyms goon hoodlum punk strong-armer thug tough toughie

Source: WordNet 3.0
a protective covering that is part of a plant

noun.object

Synonyms cap

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(slang) a neighborhood

noun.group

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a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera

noun.artifact

Synonyms lens hood

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(falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head

noun.artifact

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metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

noun.artifact

Synonyms exhaust hood

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the folding roof of a carriage

noun.artifact

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a headdress that protects the head and face

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

noun.artifact

Examples
There are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars.

Synonyms bonnet cowl cowling

Source: WordNet 3.0
(zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal

noun.animal

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State; condition.

noun

Source: webster1913

cover with a hood

verb.contact

Examples
The bandits were hooded.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage.

verb

Source: webster1913