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Hood means a head covering attached to a jacket or shirt.

(noun)

An example of a hood is the part of a sweater that can be pulled tight with strings around your face.

The hood suffix is defined as the state or condition of the word it modifies, or the whole group it is.

(suffix)

An example of the hood suffix is the area in which you live with your neighbors, referred to as your neighborhood.
An example of the hood suffix is the group of women you relate to, referred to as the sisterhood.

The definition of a hood is slang for a neighborhood.

(noun)

An example of a hood is what you’d call the area in which you live in the inner city.

Hood is defined as the front top of a car or other vehicle that covers and protects the engine, or a protective covering that removes fumes or exhaust.

(noun)

An example of a hood is the part of your car that you lift in order to find the dip stick to check your oil.
An example of a hood is a work area that is covered and has a pipe and fan to remove fumes.

See hood in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a covering for the head and neck and, sometimes, the face, worn separately or as part of a robe, cloak, or jacket: a monk's cowl is a hood
anything resembling a hood in shape or use; specif.,
1. a fold of cloth over the back of an academic or ecclesiastical gown, judge's robe, etc., often with distinguishing colors to indicate the wearer's degree, college affiliation, etc.
2. ☆ the body panel that usually covers the engine of an automotive vehicle
3. a protective canopy, as above a cookstove, often containing a fan, for exhausting heat, smoke, and fumes
4. the cowl of a chimney
5. a covering for a horse's head
6. Falconry the covering for a falcon's head when it is not chasing game
Zool.
1. a bird's crest
2. the fold of skin near a cobra's head that expands when the snake is excited

Origin: ME < OE hod, akin to Ger hut, hat: for IE base see hat

transitive verb

to cover or provide with or as with a hood

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noun

Slang hoodlum

Hood, John Bell 1831-79; Confederate general
Hood, Thomas 1799-1845; Eng. poet & humorist

mountain of the Cascade Range, in N Oreg.: a peak of volcanic origin: 11,245 ft (3,427 m)

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noun

Slang neighborhood

also written hood

state, quality, condition: childhood
the whole group of (a specified class, profession, etc.): priesthood

Origin: ME -had, -hod < OE had, order, condition, quality, rank, akin to Ger -heit < IE *(s)kāit-, bright, gleaming: basic sense “appearance by which known”

See hood in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
An ornamental draping of cloth hung from the shoulders of an academic or ecclesiastical robe.
A sack placed over the head of a falcon to keep it quiet.
a. A metal cover or cowl for a hearth or stove.
b. A carriage top.
c. The hinged metal lid over the engine of a motor vehicle.
Zoology An expanded part, crest, or marking on or near the head of an animal.

transitive verb hood·ed, hood·ing, hoods

To supply or cover with a hood.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hod

Origin: , from Old English hōd

noun
Slang

A hoodlum; a thug.
A rowdy or violent young person.

Origin:

Origin: Short for hoodlum

or 'hood

noun
Slang

A neighborhood, usually in the inner city.

Origin:

Origin: African American Vernacular English

Origin: , short for neighborhood

American Confederate army officer who conducted the defense of Atlanta against Union troops led by General William T. Sherman (1864) and was defeated at Nashville later that year.

, Mount

A volcanic peak, 3,426.7 m (11,235 ft) high, in the Cascade Range of northwest Oregon. It is the highest elevation in the state.

, Thomas 1799-1845.

British poet and editor who wrote comic and topical verse, including “The Dream of Eugene Aram” (1829) and “The Song of the Shirt” (1843).

suffix

a. Condition; state; quality: manhood.
b. An instance of a specified state or quality: falsehood.
A group sharing a specified state or quality: sisterhood.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English -hed, -hode

Origin: , from Old English *-hǣdu, -hād

noun
Slang

A neighborhood.

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