hood
adjective
1. Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.
noun
1. an aggressive and violent young criminal
Similar word(s): goon, hoodlum, punk, thug, tough, toughie
Definition categories: person, criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw
2. a protective covering that is part of a plant
Similar word(s): cap
Definition categories: object, cover, covering
3. (slang) a neighborhood
Definition categories: group, neighborhood, neighbourhood
4. a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
Definition categories: man–made, attachment
5. (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head
Definition categories: man–made, covering
6. metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
Definition categories: man–made, covering
7. the folding roof of a carriage
Definition categories: man–made, roof
8. a headdress that protects the head and face
Definition categories: man–made, headdress, headgear
9. protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
- there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars
Similar word(s): bonnet, cowl, cowling
Definition categories: man–made, protection
10. (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal
Definition categories: animal
Sentences with hood as a noun:
- What’s goin’ down in the hood?