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Singular
hood

Plural
hoods

  1. (countable) A hood is a covering for the head. It covers the top, back and sides of the head. By extension, other objects may have hoods: cars, some flowers.
    The monk was wearing a hood.
  2. (countable & uncountable) (slang) A hood is another word for neighbourhood.
    I've lived in the hood for five years.