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Definition of hood

protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane''s engine"
a headdress that protects the head and face
the folding roof of a carriage
metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
an aggressive and violent young criminal
cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"

Similar Words: bonnet, cowl, cowling, exhaust hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer

Hyponyms: calash, caleche, camail, aventail, ventail, cowl, calash top, range hood

Part Meronyms: car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar, airplane, aeroplane, plane

Derivational Morphology: cowl, strong-arm

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