hood

🇺🇸 /hʊd/ 🇬🇧 /hʊd/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-B2
noun
R

A part of clothing that covers your head.

I put up my hood when it started to rain.

R

A cloth cover for the head to hide identity.

The robber wore a black hood over his face.

R

A colored silk piece worn over a graduation gown.

The graduate's hood showed her degree type.

R

A folding cover for a car or stroller.

We put the hood up when it started to rain.

R

The front metal cover of a car over the engine.

I opened the hood to check the engine.

R

A protective cover for a machine or device.

The kitchen hood removes cooking smells.

R

A criminal or gang member.

The young hood caused trouble in the area.

R

A neighborhood, especially one's own area.

He grew up in the same hood his whole life.

translation

n. A part of clothing that covers your head.; A cloth cover for the head to hide identity.; A colored silk piece worn over a graduation gown.; A folding cover for a car or stroller.; The front metal cover of a car over the engine.; A protective cover for a machine or device.; A criminal or gang member.; A neighborhood, especially one's own area.

Word Forms

Plural hoods