Hood meaning, definition and synonyms

1. Noun

State; condition.

A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment

A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed.

A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl.

A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure.

An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.

A covering for a horse's head.

A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon.

Anything resembling a hood in form or use

The top or head of a carriage.

A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind.

A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue.

The top of a pump.

A covering for a mortar.

The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; -- called also helmet.

A covering or porch for a companion hatch.

The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.

To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage.

To cover; to hide; to blind.

an aggressive and violent young criminal

Vocabulary classified under Law

(zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal

Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment