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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hood1 /hʊd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga soft or flexible covering for the head and neck:I pulled up my hood when it started to snow.
- Botanysomething resembling this, esp. in shape, as the covering of a baby carriage.
- Automotivethe hinged movable part at the front of an automobile body covering the engine.
v. [~ + object] - to cover with or as if with a hood.
hood•ed, adj. hood2 /hʊd/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Slang.]- Slang Termsa hoodlum.
hood3 /hʊd/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Slang.]- Slang Termsa neighborhood.
-hood, suffix. - -hood is used to form nouns with the meaning "the state or condition of'':likely + -hood → likelihood (= the state or condition of being likely);child + -hood → childhood (= the state or period of time of being a child).
- -hood is also used to form nouns with the meaning "a body or group of persons of a particular character or class'':priest + -hood → priesthood (= a body of priests).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hood1 (hŏŏd),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- Botanysomething resembling or suggesting such a covering, esp. in shape, as certain petals or sepals.
- Automotivethe hinged, movable part of an automobile body covering the engine.
- British Termsthe roof of a carriage.
- a metal cover or canopy for a stove, ventilator, etc.
- Sport[Falconry.]a cover for the entire head of a hawk, used when the bird is not in pursuit of game.
- an ornamental ruffle or fold on the back of the shoulders of an academic gown, jurist's robe, etc.
- Zoologya crest or band of color on the head of certain birds and animals.
v.t. - to furnish with a hood.
- to cover with or as if with a hood.
- bef. 900; 1925–30, American. for def. 3; Middle English hode, Old English hōd; cognate with Old Frisian hōde, Dutch hoed, German Hut hat
hood′less, adj. hood′like′, adj. hood2 (hŏŏd, ho̅o̅d),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]- Slang Termsa hoodlum.
'hood (hŏŏd),USA pronunciation n. - Slang Termsneighborhood.
Hood (hŏŏd),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical John Bell, 1831–79, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
Raymond Math•ew•son (math′yo̅o̅ sən),USA pronunciation 1881–1934, U.S. architect.- Biographical Robin. See Robin Hood.
- Biographical Thomas, 1799–1845, English poet and humorist.
- Place Names Mount, a volcanic peak in N Oregon, in the Cascade Range. 11,253 ft. (3430 m).
-hood, - a native English suffix denoting state, condition, character, nature, etc., or a body of persons of a particular character or class, formerly used in the formation of nouns:childhood; knighthood;priesthood.
- Middle English -hode, -hod, Old English -hād (cognate with German -heit), special use of hād condition, state, order, quality, rank
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