'hood (Meaning)

Wordnet

'hood (n)

(slang) a neighborhood

Webster

'hood ()

A termination denoting state, condition, quality, character, totality, as in manhood, childhood, knighthood, brotherhood. Sometimes it is written, chiefly in obsolete words, in the form -head.

'hood

individuals sharing a (specified) state or character, an enclosure provided with a draft for carrying off disagreeable or harmful fumes, sprays, or dust, a covering for a horse's head, instance of a (specified) state or quality, instance of a state or quality, hoodlum, an ornamental scarf worn over an academic gown that indicates by its color the wearer's college or university, state, an enclosure or canopy provided with a draft for carrying off fumes, sprays, smokes, or dusts, inner city, a cover for parts of mechanisms, blinder, a protective covering for the head and face, a marking, crest, or fold on the head of an animal, time, a color marking or crest on the head of an animal or an expansion of the head that suggests a hood, a neighborhood and especially an inner-city neighborhood, individuals sharing a state or character, a covering for an opening (such as a companion hatch) on a boat, a covering for a hawk's head and eyes, a flexible covering for the head and neck, the movable metal covering over the engine of an automobile, a soft covering for the head and neck often attached to a coat or cape, something resembling a hood in form or use, a top cover over the passenger section of a vehicle usually designed to be folded back

'hood Sentence Examples

  1. The neighborhood's hood was notorious for its high crime rate.
  2. She pulled up the hood of her jacket to shield herself from the rain.
  3. The serpent emerged from the hood of the cobra.
  4. The car's hood popped open, revealing the damaged engine.
  5. The nun wore a white hood that covered her face.
  6. The mountain range formed a protective hood over the valley below.
  7. The ranger's hood kept him warm during the cold patrol.
  8. The hawk's hood was removed, allowing it to survey the surroundings.
  9. The fireplace's hood drew the smoke up the chimney.
  10. The hood of the sweatshirt covered his head and neck, providing warmth and anonymity.

FAQs About the word 'hood

(slang) a neighborhoodA termination denoting state, condition, quality, character, totality, as in manhood, childhood, knighthood, brotherhood. Sometimes it is

bandit, villain, assassin, gangster, criminal,thug, tough, rowdy, thief, gorilla

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The neighborhood's hood was notorious for its high crime rate.

She pulled up the hood of her jacket to shield herself from the rain.

The serpent emerged from the hood of the cobra.

The car's hood popped open, revealing the damaged engine.