HOODING Synonyms

• a tight-fitting headdress

• a top (as for a bottle)

• a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

• something serving as a cover or protection

• a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

• a protective covering that is part of a plant

• an upper limit on what is allowed

• (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

• the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

• lie at the top of

• restrict the number or amount of

• protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

• a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)

• cover with or as with a cowl

• protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

• an awkward stupid person

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)

• material for starting a fire

• a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture

• rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock

• of very poor quality; flimsy

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• not given to gentleness or sentimentality

• physically toughened

• resistant to cutting or chewing

• someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a cruel and brutal fellow

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

• substantially made or constructed

• violent and lawless

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• unfortunate or hard to bear

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem

• metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

• a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera

• (slang) a neighborhood or community