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noun (1)

ˈhu̇d How to pronounce hood (audio)
Definition of hoodnext
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

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noun (2)

ˈhu̇d How to pronounce hood (audio)
as in cloak
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy

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Recent Examples of hood
Noun
Photos shared by the department showed the blue Toyota Matrix completely crushed, with its hood destroyed. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Depending on the vehicle, this was generally as simple as popping the hood, removing a cap from the back of the headlight, and changing the bulb. — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 The suspect clung to the hood of the woman's car until both vanished from the highway camera's view, allegedly attempting to take control of the car. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The doors were open to let smoke out since the vent hood wasn’t working, and several flies had gotten inside. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hood
  1. thug
  2. cloak
  3. bandit
  4. veil
  5. gangster
  6. shroud
  7. villain
  8. blanket
Noun
  • Tae-ha’s mom left him after Sang-gil, who was also a boxer prior to becoming a thug, cheated in a match.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly after his big win, he’s attacked by two thugs in a parking garage.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
Definition of thug
Noun
  • The new cloak is designed to accommodate arbitrary inner and outer shapes while operating omnidirectionally.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 July 2026
  • Just running around wearing cloaks, slinking into and out of castles, slicing the throats of all who cross her.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of cloak
Noun
  • Armed groups, known as bandits in Nigeria, regularly carry out raids and kidnappings for ransom in the northwest and north-central parts of the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The film reimagines the legend of Chang’Er, the moon goddess, and her husband, the archer Hou Yi, picking up the story after Chang’Er ascends to the moon and setting her on a journey to its dark side alongside a bandit from Earth.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of bandit
Noun
  • The bride’s veil measured 39 feet, and her train became the longest ever worn at a British royal wedding.
    — Eliza Prosperini, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Her post included a look at sketches and fabric samples on a workroom table, her veil displayed on a mannequin and a clip of the Miu Miu team doing a fitting with Blondeau.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of veil
Noun
  • This high-security prison is a sprawling complex that houses thousands of detainees, including notorious gangsters, terrorists and prominent white-collar offenders.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The trailer signals a narrative grounded in moral ambiguity and raw human emotion rather than conventional gangster storytelling.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of gangster
Noun
  • While music from the Campari Lounge boomed into the evening, approximately 100 demonstrators unwound a shroud bearing the names of 60,000 people who have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war two and a half years ago.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The shroud of silence and fear that enveloped Syria throughout the Assad decades was gone.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of shroud
Noun
  • The second is the idea that this is where Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch returns to the MCU after being seemingly killed in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, where she had been turned into a full villain.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But because Detroit chose the offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Skubal has unwittingly become a villain around the league.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of villain
Noun
  • Set the scene On the second and last morning of my weekend at Winvian, a soft snow came upon the place and landed in a thin blanket.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The couples also received household items, including beds, mattresses, blankets, bed sheets and rugs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of blanket

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