hood
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈhu̇d 
plural hoods
1
a(1)
: a flexible covering for the head and neck
(2)
: a protective covering for the head and face
b
: a covering for a hawk's head and eyes
c
: a covering for a horse's head
also : blinder
2
a
: an ornamental scarf worn over an academic gown that indicates by its color the wearer's college or university
b
: a color marking or crest on the head of an animal or an expansion of the head that suggests a hood
3
a
: something resembling a hood in form or use
b
: a cover for parts of mechanisms
specifically : the movable metal covering over the engine of an automobile
c
chiefly British : a top cover over the passenger section of a vehicle usually designed to be folded back
d
: an enclosure or canopy provided with a draft for carrying off fumes, sprays, smokes, or dusts
e
: a covering for an opening (such as a companion hatch) on a boat
hood transitive verb
hoodlike
ˈhu̇d-ˌlīk
adjective hood
2 of 4noun (2)
ˈhu̇d
variants or 'hood
plural hoods or 'hoods
informal
: a neighborhood and especially an inner-city neighborhood
also : inner city
hood
3 of 4noun (3)
ˈhu̇d ˈhüd
ˈhüd plural hoods
informal
: hoodlum
… he understands the hood's plight that led him to crime.
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Scott WaldynNamed for his [Elvis Presley's] iconic song of the same name, Jailhouse Rock centers on Vince Everett, a young hood serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. Jake Dee
Jake Dee-hood
4 of 4noun suffix
1
: state : condition : quality : character
widowerhood
hardihood
2
: time : period
childhood
3
: instance of a (specified) state or quality
falsehood
4
: individuals sharing a (specified) state or character
brotherhood
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- blanket
- cloak
- cope
- cover
- cover-up
- covering
- coverture
- curtain
- mantle
- mask
- pall
- penumbra
- robe
- shroud
- veil
- wraps
Noun (3)
- bully
- gangbanger
- gangsta
- gangster
- goon
- gorilla
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- mobster
- mug
- plug-ugly
- punk
- roughneck
- rowdy
- ruffian
- thug
- tough
- toughie
- toughy
- yob [British]
- yobbo [British]
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English hōd; akin to Old High German huot head covering, huota guard
Noun (2)
short for neighborhood
Noun suffix
Middle English -hod, from Old English -hād; akin to Old High German -heit state, Goth haidus way, manner
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Noun (2)
1967, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1880, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing hood
Kids Definition
hood 1 of 2
noun
ˈhu̇d
1
: a covering for the head and neck and sometimes the face
2
: the movable covering for an automobile engine
3
: a cover that is used especially to protect or shield something
a lens hood
-hood
2 of 2noun suffix
ˌhu̇d
1
: state : condition : quality : nature
childhood
likelihood
2
: instance of a specified state or quality
falsehood
3
: individuals sharing a specified state or character
manhood
Biographical Definition
Hood 1 of 3
biographical name (1)
ˈhu̇d
John Bell 1831–1879 American Confederate general
Hood
2 of 3biographical name (2)
Samuel 1724–1816 1st Viscount Hood British admiral
Hood
3 of 3biographical name (3)
Thomas 1799–1845 English poet
hood 1 of 2
noun (1)
as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- thug
- bandit
- gangster
- criminal
- assassin
- hoodlum
- villain
- gangsta
- gorilla
- thief
- pirate
- mobster
- gangbanger
- offender
- hooligan
- goon
- tough
- ruffian
- roughneck
- punk
- plug-ugly
- bully
- rowdy
- yob
- mug
- crook
- robber
- toughie
- perpetrator
- perp
- scoundrel
- toughy
- mafioso
- vandal
- outlaw
- yobbo
- brigand
- cutthroat
- felon
- highwayman
- racketeer
- desperado
- gunman
- pickpocket
- bravo
- malefactor
- swindler
- lawbreaker
- tearaway
- juvenile delinquent
hood
2 of 2noun (2)
as in cloak
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy Synonyms & Similar Words
- cloak
- shroud
- veil
- wraps
- blanket
- robe
- curtain
- mask
- mantle
- pall
- covering
- cover
- shield
- cope
- coverture
- penumbra
- screen
- cover-up
- blind
- camouflage
- facade
- disguise
- veneer
- face
- fig leaf
- varnish
- façade
- gloss
- concealer
- Potemkin village
- Trojan horse