HOOD
Scrabble letter values: H4O1O1D2 = 8
Definition
- verb cover with a hood.
- noun an aggressive and violent young criminal. — synonyms: hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer
- noun a protective covering that is part of a plant. — synonyms: cap
- noun (slang) a neighborhood.
- noun a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera. — synonyms: lens_hood
- noun (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head.
- noun metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes. — synonyms: exhaust_hood
- noun the folding roof of a carriage.
- noun a headdress that protects the head and face.
- noun protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine. — synonyms: bonnet, cowl, cowling
- noun (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal.
Examples
- “The bandits were hooded”
- “there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars”
- “the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine”