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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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Ferrari started lifting the hood on its first fully electric vehicle at an event that highlighted a new electric axle, motor and battery pack set to be made in-house.

They stood atop stone walls, car hoods, rooftops, on hills upon hills.

While the economy has remained strong, and Wall Street has kept buying subprime auto loans, the auto market is evidence that not all is well under the hood.

The hooded seal has moved from Vulnerable to Endangered, while the bearded and harp seals are now Near Threatened due to shrinking sea ice.

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Tell us more about what’s going on under the hood with dynamic indexing.

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

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