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hood

noun as in covering worn over the head

noun as in a covering for vehicles and the like

noun as in hoodllum

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Anyone who wants to see more will have to wait until spring 2026, when the company plans to lift the hood on what the finished model will look like and cost.

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In the current, so-called third design generation, the hood slopes down to form the stiff upper lip of a mouth pursed with purpose.

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He is a delight to watch - even just the sight of him strolling the corridors with his hood up trying to look menacing makes you laugh.

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But these don't seem to be hooded gangsters armed with weapons.

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He was wearing a "full-face balaclava" and had his "hood up", she added.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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