hood
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/hʊd/
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/hʊd/
A part of clothing that covers your head.
I put up my hood when it started to rain.
A cloth cover for the head to hide identity.
The robber wore a black hood over his face.
A colored silk piece worn over a graduation gown.
The graduate's hood showed her degree type.
A folding cover for a car or stroller.
We put the hood up when it started to rain.
The front metal cover of a car over the engine.
I opened the hood to check the engine.
A protective cover for a machine or device.
The kitchen hood removes cooking smells.
A criminal or gang member.
The young hood caused trouble in the area.
A neighborhood, especially one's own area.
He grew up in the same hood his whole life.