hooded
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- adjective
- /ˈhʊdɪd/
:
con capucha
- A chubby face and hooded eyes.
- hooded mergansers
- hooded warbler
- hooded cobra
There's albino and then there's hooded and there's speckled and then come here.
- There's albino and then there's hooded and there's speckled and then come here.
Examples
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Regards his sleeping wife with hooded, lifeless eyes.
Fiction book (1991) -
The hooded viper is known for its distinctive feature that flares out when it feels threatened.
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Her hooded eyes seemed fixed on a place or a thought far beyond.
Fiction book (1998) -
His face showed no reaction, but his eyes were hooded and a bit sad.
Fiction book (1992) -
This hooded viper simply slithers into the forest.
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Finally, Scott brings his head up, his eyes hooded and unreadable, an expression so like Reed's father that Reed starts.
Fiction book (1998) -
The body is tied around his torso and above his shoulder rises A hooded cobra.
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We followed them as they led the hooded beasts to the pass, where they turned their noses eastward.
Fiction book (1991) -
His eyes were hooded, hypnotic, and he stared at them, pinning his mark.
Fiction book (1999) -
Her father's eyes were half-hooded, a distant smile on his face, as if he were ruminating on a chess move.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
Compounds
A plant with bright yellow flowers and tube-shaped leaves that trap insects under a curved hood
- US
A skunk with a white band of fur around its neck that lives in Mexico and southern Arizona
A North American orchid with creamy white flowers in a spiral and two upper petals forming a hood
A North American wildflower with a tall spike of purple and white flowers whose parts form a hood
How Marked
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hooded comes from hood, meaning 'head covering'. We call an animal or plant hooded when it has a mark or flap that looks like a small hood, which is why you hear about a 'hooded' crow, snake, or orchid.