hood
Nouns
- (n) an aggressive and violent young criminal hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie, goon, tough,
- (n) a protective covering that is part of a plant cap,
- (n) (slang) a neighborhood
- (n) a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera lens hood,
- (n) (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head
- (n) metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes exhaust hood,
- (n) the folding roof of a carriage
- (n) a headdress that protects the head and face
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(n) protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
- there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars
- the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine
- (n) (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal
Verbs
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(v) cover with a hood
- The bandits were hooded