hood

• hood

hood

Noun

an aggressive and violent young criminal

Synonyms:

• hood
• hoodlum
• goon
• punk
• thug
• tough
• toughie
• strong-armer

Noun

a protective covering that is part of a plant

Synonyms:

• hood
• cap

Noun

(slang) a neighborhood

Synonyms:

• hood

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• hood
• lens hood

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• hood

Noun

metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

Synonyms:

• hood
• exhaust hood

Noun

the folding roof of a carriage

Synonyms:

• hood

Noun

a headdress that protects the head and face

Synonyms:

• hood

Noun

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"

Synonyms:

• hood
• bonnet
• cowl
• cowling

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• hood

Verb

cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"

Synonyms:

• hood