cowl | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. bonnet, cowl, cowling, hood | protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine.; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" |
| ~ aeroplane, airplane, plane | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets.; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" |
| ~ auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine.; "he needs a car to get to work" |
| ~ hood ornament | an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer. |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
n. (artifact) | 2. cowl | a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk). |
| ~ hood | a headdress that protects the head and face. |
v. (contact) | 3. cowl | cover with or as with a cowl.; "cowl the boys and veil the girls" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
cowling | | |
hood | | |
n. (person) | 1. goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie | an aggressive and violent young criminal. |
| ~ bully | a hired thug. |
| ~ criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime. |
n. (object) | 2. cap, hood | a protective covering that is part of a plant. |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ covering, natural covering, cover | a natural object that covers or envelops.; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" |
n. (group) | 3. hood | (slang) a neighborhood. |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| ~ neighborhood, neighbourhood | people living near one another.; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush" |
n. (artifact) | 4. hood, lens hood | a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera. |
| ~ attachment | a supplementary part or accessory. |
| ~ camera, photographic camera | equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other). |
| ~ television camera, tv camera, camera | television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam. |
n. (artifact) | 5. hood | (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| ~ falconry | the art of training falcons to hunt and return. |
n. (artifact) | 6. exhaust hood, hood | metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| ~ range hood | exhaust hood over a kitchen range. |
n. (artifact) | 7. hood | the folding roof of a carriage. |
| ~ calash top, calash, caleche | the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage. |
| ~ roof | protective covering on top of a motor vehicle. |
n. (artifact) | 8. hood | a headdress that protects the head and face. |
| ~ calash, caleche | a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century. |
| ~ aventail, camail, ventail | a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck. |
| ~ cowl | a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk). |
| ~ headdress, headgear | clothing for the head. |
n. (animal) | 9. hood | (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal. |
| ~ external body part | any body part visible externally. |
| ~ zoological science, zoology | the branch of biology that studies animals. |
v. (contact) | 10. hood | cover with a hood.; "The bandits were hooded" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
mudguard | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. mudguard, splash guard, splash-guard | a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels. |
| ~ bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals. |
| ~ fender, wing | a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud.; "in Britain they call a fender a wing" |
| ~ bike, motorcycle | a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame. |
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