Definition of hood
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a(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
2a
: 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
3a
: 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
noun (2)Definition of hood (Entry 2 of 4)
: hoodlum
hood
noun (3)
variants:
or 'hood
Definition of hood (Entry 3 of 4)
: a neighborhood and especially an inner-city neighborhood
also
: inner city
-hood
noun suffixDefinition of -hood (Entry 4 of 4)
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
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The first known use of hood was before the 12th century
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