Definition of hood Hood
/hʊˈd/ - [hud] - hood
We found 47 definitions of hood from 9 different sources.
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British English
bonnet - /bˈɒnɪt/
American English
hood - /hʊˈd/
What does hood mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: hoods |
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| hood - protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" | ||
| bonnet, cowl, cowling | ||
| protective cover, protective covering, protection the tough natural covering of some organisms | ||
| auto, automobile, motorcar, car, machine a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" | ||
| aeroplane, airplane, plane an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" | ||
| hood - a headdress that protects the head and face | ||
| headdress, headgear clothing for the head | ||
| calash, caleche the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage | ||
| aventail, camail, ventail a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck | ||
| hood - an aggressive and violent young criminal | ||
| hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer | ||
| criminal, malefactor, outlaw, felon, crook someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | ||
| hood - a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera | ||
| lens hood | ||
| attachment the act of attaching or affixing something | ||
| photographic camera, camera equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) | ||
| hood - (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal | ||
| external body part any body part visible externally | ||
| hood - the folding roof of a carriage | ||
| roof a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building | ||
| hood - metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes | ||
| exhaust hood | ||
| covering the act of protecting something by covering it | ||
| hood - (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head | ||
| covering the act of protecting something by covering it | ||
| hood - (slang) a neighborhood | ||
| neighbourhood, neighborhood people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush" | ||
| hood - a protective covering that is part of a plant | ||
| cap | ||
| natural covering, covering, cover the act of protecting something by covering it | ||
Verb |
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| hood - cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded" | ||
| cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hood (Noun)
A covering such as worn over one’s head. - hood (Noun)
A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree. - hood (Noun)
An enclosure that protects something, especially from above. - hood (Noun)
A soft top of a convertible car or carriage. - hood (Noun)
The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle . Also known as a bonnet in other countries. - hood (Noun)
gangster, thug. Short for hoodlum. - hood (Noun)
Abbreviation for hoodie, in the sense of a person wearing such a garment. - hood (Noun)
neighborhood. - hood (Noun)
A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes. - hood (Verb)
To cover something with a hood. - hood (Adjective)
Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hood (n.)
State; condition. - hood (n.)
A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment - hood (n.)
A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed. - hood (n.)
A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl. - hood (n.)
A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure. - hood (n.)
An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood. - hood (n.)
A covering for a horse's head. - hood (n.)
A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon. - hood (n.)
Anything resembling a hood in form or use - hood (n.)
The top or head of a carriage. - hood (n.)
A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind. - hood (n.)
A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue. - hood (n.)
The top of a pump. - hood (n.)
A covering for a mortar. - hood (n.)
The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; -- called also helmet. - hood (n.)
A covering or porch for a companion hatch. - hood (n.)
The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern. - hood (v. t.)
To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage. - hood (v. t.)
To cover; to hide; to blind.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hood
hood, n. a covering for the head: anything resembling such: a folding roof for a carriage: an ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown, and worn over it.—v.t. to cover with a hood: to blind.—adj. Hood′ed.—n. Hood′ie-crow, the hooded crow (Corvus cornix).—adj. Hood′less, having no hood.—ns. Hood′man, the person blindfolded in blindman's buff; Hood′man-blind (Shak.), blindman's buff. [A.S. hód; Dut. hoed, Ger. hut.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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hood
tremue, a sort of low wooden porch, resembling the companion, and placed over the stair-case or ladder, which leads into the steerage or apartments, where the crew generally reside in a merchant-ship. The use of the hood is to admit the air and light, and at the same time prevent the rain from falling into the steerage.
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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hood
A tin hood placed over an arc-lamp. Such hoods are often truncated cones in shape, with the small end upwards. They reflect a certain amount of light besides protecting the lamp to some extent from rain.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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hood
A covering for a companion-hatch, skylight, &c. Also, the piece of tarred or painted canvas which used to cover the eyes of rigging to prevent water from damaging them; now seldom used. Also, the name given to the upper part of the galley chimney, made to turn round with the wind, that the smoke may always go to leeward.--Naval hoods or whood. Large thick pieces of timber which encircle the hawse-holes.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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hood
(Sp. tapadera). A leather cover for the stirrup of a saddle.
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