hood

noun

ˈhu̇d 

variants or 'hood

plural hoods or 'hoods

informal

: a neighborhood and especially an inner-city neighborhood

also : inner city

Examples of hood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Truck traditionalists, however, will not settle for less than eight cylinders under the hood, Kuniskis said, and customers often tell him that a compact truck can't get them to their work site or reliably tow their boats or trailers. —Morgan Korn, ABC News, 7 June 2026

This Seattle kitchen goes from dark to light with a black hood, tile backsplash, and white cabinetry. —Lauren Jones, The Spruce, 6 June 2026

Buttons require holes, a hood must be attached to the back of a garment, a zipper worked into a seam or hidden amongst pleats requires more pattern making and construction time. —Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

That's evident in aerodynamic features like the front side spoilers, five-position adjustable rear wing, hood duct, and fender ducts. —Utkarsh Sood june 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for neighborhood

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing hood

• hood ornament

Rhymes for hood

• could
• good
• should
• stood
• would
• adulthood
• babyhood
• brotherhood
• cottonwood
• fatherhood
• firewood
• allgood

Kids Definition

hood

1 of 3 noun

ˈhu̇d 

1

: a soft covering for the head and neck often attached to a coat or cape

2

: a marking, crest, or fold on the head of an animal

3

a

: something resembling a hood in form or use

b

: a cover for parts of mechanisms

especially : the movable metal covering over the engine of an automobile

c

: an enclosure provided with a draft for carrying off disagreeable or harmful fumes, sprays, or dust

hooded

-əd

adjective

hoodlike

-ˌlīk 

adjective

hood

2 of 3 noun

ˈhu̇d  ˈhüd 

informal

: hoodlum

-hood

3 of 3 noun suffix

ˌhu̇d

1

: state : condition : quality

hardihood

2

: time : period

childhood

3

: instance of a state or quality

falsehood

4

: individuals sharing a state or character

brotherhood

Etymology

Old English hād "condition, quality"