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   Hood

   /ho͝od/

   

   noun

   • 1. a covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically forming part of a coat or sweatshirt: "a jacket with a detachable hood"
   • ▪ a separate garment similar to a hood, worn over a college gown or a surplice to indicate the wearer's degree.
   • ▪ a leather covering for a hawk's head.
   • 2. a thing resembling a hood in shape or use.
   • ▪ a folding waterproof cover of an automobile, baby carriage, etc. British
   • ▪ the hinged metal canopy covering the engine of an automobile. North American
   • ▪ a canopy to protect users of machinery or to remove fumes from it.
   • ▪ a structure or marking resembling a hood on the head or neck of an animal: "the hood of a rearing cobra"
   • ▪ the upper part of the flower of a plant such as a dead-nettle.

   verb

   • 1. put a hood on or over: "she was forced into a car, hooded, and taken to a cell"

   Word Origin Old Englishhōd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoed, German Hut ‘hat’, also to hat.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hoodless adjective
   • 2. hoodlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   Where does the word hood come from?

   • apartheid - From Dutch apart, "separate," and -heid, "-hood," it is pronounced uh-PAHR-tayt or uh-PAHR-tight.

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   • hood - Etymologically, hood and hat are the same word, ultimately both meaning "head-covering." Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved. In British English, the metal cover over the engine of a car is called the bonnet.

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   • "Hood" describes people from the hood who were raised with the hip hop era but are not and have never been ghetto. Many grew up in middle class households in the hood. They are home boys and home girls. Dude is so hood. Did you peep his style? Get the hood mug. Derived from "neighborhood". An area which one lives/ lived / or is in

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOOD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a bag that is put over someone's head so that they cannot see or be recognized: The prisoners had been tortured and made to wear hoods. Fewer examples. It's pouring - why don't you put up your hood? You can detach the hood if you prefer the coat without it. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. hood noun [C] (COVER)

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   Hood definition: a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.. See examples of HOOD used in a sentence.

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   Definition of hood noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   4 days ago · hood in American English. (hud) noun. 1. a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like. 2. something resembling or suggesting such a covering, esp. in shape, as certain petals or sepals. 3. the hinged, movable part of an automobile body covering the engine.

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   Definitions of hood. noun. a headdress that protects the head and face. see more. noun. a protective covering that is part of a plant. synonyms: cap. see more. noun. metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes. synonyms: exhaust hood. see more. noun. protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine.

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   hood meaning, definition, what is hood: a part of a coat, jacket etc that you ca...: Learn more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › hoodhood | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   Definition of hood – Learner’s Dictionary. hood. noun [ C ] uk / hʊd / us. hood noun [C] (HEAD) Add to word list. B2. a part of a coat or jacket that covers your head and neck: a waterproof jacket with a hood. hood noun [C] (CAR) the metal part that covers a car engine.