hoodnoun [ C ]
uk/hʊd/us/hʊd/hood noun [ C ] (CLOTHING)
B2 part of a piece of clothing that can be pulled up to cover the top and back of the head:
The coat has a detachable hood.
a bag that is put over someone's head so that they cannot see or be recognized:
The prisoners had been tortured and made to wear hoods.
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- It's pouring - why don't you put up your hood?
- You can detach the hood if you prefer the coat without it.
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Hats & scarves
- ascot
- balaclava
- bandana
- baseball cap
- beanie
- dicky bow
- dunce's cap
- dupatta
- ear flap
- earmuffs
- millinery
- mitre
- mortarboard
- neckerchief
- necktie
- tuque
- turban
- visor
- yarmulke
- yashmak
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hood noun [ C ] (COVER)
a part that covers or shelters a piece of equipment:
The hood over the air vent is loose.
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Lids, covers and stoppers
- bezel
- bottle cap
- bottle top
- bung
- cap
- cosy
- cowl
- crystal
- fascia
- flap
- lid
- nozzle
- pen lid
- piano lid
- plug
- pull-tab
- resealable
- stopper
- tab
- tea cosy
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hood noun [ C ] (CAR)
US UK bonnet the metal cover over the part of a car where the engine is:
I looked under the hood and clouds of smoke poured out.
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The exterior of vehicles
- brake light
- bull bar
- bumper sticker
- Klaxon
- licence plate
- license plate number
- offside
- petrol cap
- radial
- retread
- roll bar
- roof
- roof rack
- side mirror
- splash guard
- stepney
- tyre
- vanity plates
- wing
- wing mirror
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hood noun [ C ] (PLACE)
US slang also 'hood a poor neighbourhood:
When he started he was just a poor boy from the hood - now he's a multimillionaire.
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Towns & regions: environments & localities
- arrondissement
- backyard
- belt
- environment
- environs
- field
- in your backyard idiom
- locality
- localize
- locally
- milieu
- neck
- neighbourhood
- pitch
- quarter
- surround
- surroundings
- this, our, etc. neck of the woods idiom
- turf
- vicinity
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