hood

Meanings

• an aggressive and violent young criminal
• a protective covering that is part of a plant
• (slang) a neighborhood
• a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
• (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head
• metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
• the folding roof of a carriage
• a headdress that protects the head and face
• protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
  • "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"
• (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal
• cover with a hood
  • "The bandits were hooded"

Synonyms

bonnet, cap, cowl, cowling, exhaust hood, goon, hoodlum, lens hood, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie