Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hood
IPA transcription: [h'ʊd]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer
    Meaning: an aggressive and violent young criminal
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hood
    Meaning: cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"
Usage examples
  • She wore her black hood and was bundled up in shawls.
  • "Yes, I can't take pay to lead anyone to fight against Robin Hood and his men."
  • I take off my mask, and out of politeness she must put down the hood of her mantle.
  • They tell me that Robin Hood's a noble earl who offended the King, and had to fly for his life.
  • She sat entranced through "Robin Hood" and hung upon the lips of the contralto who sang, "Oh, Promise Me!"
  • Set your directional lights to flashing, raise the hood of your car, or hang a cloth from the radio aerial or car window.
  • Following the battalion that marched along the dusty road came priests in their vestments--one little old man in a hood with attendants and singers.
  • "He says, sir, that he was taken prisoner by Robin Hood's men a week ago, and that he has just come from the camp under the greenwood tree, and has brought you news, master."
  • But they thought that he should have gathered together a number of fighting men and gone and punished Robin Hood and his outlaws for carrying off that valuable set of loads of cloth.
  • For Robin Hood and Will Scarlett the Bishop had enmity and contempt, but towards the Earls of Huntingdon and Nottingham this time-serving man could only profess an abundance of respect.