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hoods

  • present tense form
    of hood (3rd person singular).
    hood
    noun
    a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.

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One running gag involves the hotel’s irritation at the nearby goats who trample on the hoods of parked cars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

Companies that buy aluminum to make everything from soda cans to car hoods have been feeling the pain of more expensive aluminum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

Chief Executive Mary Barra’s first job as a co-op student was inspecting Pontiac hoods and fenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

A Public Space Protection Order has been imposed at Chelmsley Wood to stop gatherings of young people and to require the removal of masks and hoods.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

Frightful’s not there, either, but I do see falcon perches, leashes, and hoods.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George