to hood

Examples

• All

• "Adrian tilted his head back and hooded his eyes.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Jessie turned over on her back and hooded her eyes with her hands.

  Fiction book (1992)

• We were bound, hooded, thrown into separate cells.

  Fair Game (2010)

• "I have to keep them hooded in the coop.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Her eyes hooded over, and her head lolled to one side.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Their faces were always hooded by the blankets they wore wrapped around them, making recognition nearly impossible.

  Fiction book (1994)

• When he approached the SafeScan, his back was straight, his jaw set, his eyes hooded.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Into Hassan's, I saw enter a tallish wraith of a man... ...face hooded by his headdress.

  Sinbad the Sailor (1947)

• To keep the falcon calm, the trainer decided to hood her before the long flight.

• Before the ceremony, the performers hooded themselves to create an air of mystery.

Synonyms

S

to shroud

vsto hood

38 6.0

To cover something completely, often with a cloth

covers the head specifically using a shaped cloth piece

V

to veil

vsto hood

24 5.0

To cover something so others cannot easily see or understand it

is used for a shaped cloth over the head rather than a light covering

E

to enshroud

vsto hood

• Literature

1 8.2

To cover something completely so you cannot see or understand it

emphasizes placing a shaped cloth over the head, not general concealment

Antonyms

R

to reveal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

U

to uncover

37 2.7

Remove a cover to show what is under it

Idioms

U

under the hood

• Specialized

25 4.7

Inside the parts of a car or computer that make it work

Compounds

H

hood ornament

• US

5 5.0

A small decoration on the front of a car that shows the car brand

H

hood rat

• Offensive

5 9.9

An insulting word for a person from a poor neighborhood who behaves in a rough or criminal way

L

Little Red Riding Hood

• Literature

2 2.3

A girl in a famous fairy tale who meets a wolf while visiting her grandmother

L

lens hood

• Specialized

1 4.4

An attachment that fits the front of a camera lens to block stray light and protect it

H

hood latch

• Specialized

1 4.6

A small part that holds a car's hood closed until you open it

R

range hood

• US

1 3.6

A device above a stove that removes smoke, steam and cooking smells

E

exhaust hood

• Specialized

5.1

A metal cover with a fan above a stove that removes smoke and steam

O

opera hood

• Archaic

8.5

A large loose cloak with a hood that you wear over evening clothes to formal events

How Covered

to shroud

38 6.0

to hood

4 7.3

to cover

∞ 1.0

to drape

83 4.3

to blindfold

59 3.0

Surface Forms

Etymology