English noun: hood | |||
1. | hood (person) an aggressive and violent young criminal | ||
Synonyms | goon, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie | ||
Broader (hypernym) | criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bully | ||
2. | hood (object) a protective covering that is part of a plant | ||
Synonyms | cap | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cover, covering, natural covering | ||
Part meronym | flora, plant, plant life | ||
3. | hood (group) (slang) a neighborhood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | neighborhood, neighbourhood | ||
Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
4. | hood (artifact) a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera | ||
Synonyms | lens hood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attachment | ||
Part meronym | camera, camera, photographic camera, television camera, tv camera | ||
5. | hood (artifact) (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head | ||
Broader (hypernym) | covering | ||
Domain category | falconry | ||
6. | hood (artifact) metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes | ||
Synonyms | exhaust hood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | covering | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | range hood | ||
7. | hood (artifact) the folding roof of a carriage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | roof | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | calash, calash top, caleche | ||
8. | hood (artifact) a headdress that protects the head and face | ||
Broader (hypernym) | headdress, headgear | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aventail, calash, caleche, camail, cowl, ventail | ||
9. | hood (artifact) protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine | ||
Samples | There are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars. The mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine. | ||
Synonyms | bonnet, cowl, cowling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | protection, protective cover, protective covering | ||
Part holonym | hood ornament | ||
Part meronym | aeroplane, airplane, auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar, plane | ||
10. | hood (animal) (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | external body part | ||
Domain category | zoological science, zoology | ||
English verb: hood | |||
1. | hood (contact) cover with a hood | ||
Samples | The bandits were hooded. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||