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Hood

State; condition.

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Broader term 14

Attachment 76% connected

The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Covering 76% connected

of Cover

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Criminal 76% connected

Guilty of crime or sin.

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Crook 76% connected

A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.

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Felon 76% connected

A person who has committed a felony.

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Headdress 76% connected

A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire.

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Headgear 76% connected

Headdress.

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Malefactor 76% connected

An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.

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Neighborhood 76% connected

The quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or dwelling near; proximity.

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Neighbourhood 76% connected

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Outlaw 76% connected

A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.

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Protection 76% connected

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

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Roof 76% connected

The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon t…

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Narrower term 7

Aventail 76% connected

The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.

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Bully 76% connected

A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.

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Calash 76% connected

A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a separate seat for the driver, and often a m…

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Caleche 76% connected

See Calash.

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Camail 76% connected

A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece.

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Cowl 76% connected

A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name was also applied to the hood and garment together.

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Ventail 76% connected

That part of a helmet which is intended for the admission of air, -- sometimes in the visor.

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Containing whole 9

Aeroplane 70% connected

A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it.

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Airplane 70% connected

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Auto 70% connected

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Camera 70% connected

A chamber, or instrument having a chamber. Specifically: The camera obscura when used in photography. See Camera, and Camera obscura.

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Car 70% connected

A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.

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Flora 70% connected

The goddess of flowers and spring.

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Machine 70% connected

In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmi…

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Plane 70% connected

Any tree of the genus Platanus.

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Plant 70% connected

A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though c…

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Synonym 7

Bonnet 92% connected

A headdress for men and boys; a cap.

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Cap 92% connected

A covering for the head

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Cowl 92% connected

A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name was also applied to the hood and garment together.

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Hoodlum 92% connected

A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow.

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Punk 92% connected

Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.

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Thug 92% connected

One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearl…

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Tough 92% connected

Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of an…

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