Hood
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people's attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cover something with a hood.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A covering such as worn over one's head. A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree. An enclosure which protects something, especially from above. A soft top of a convertible car or carriage. The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle. Also known as a bonnet in other countries. gangster, thug. Short for hoodlum. abbreviation for hoodie, in the sense of a person wearing such a garment. neighborhood. A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.
Example sentence: I grew up on the west side of Detroit - 6 mile and Wyoming - so I was really in the 'hood. And I would go to school at Detroit Waldorf, and that was not the 'hood. Growing up in Detroit was good. I had a good perspective, a well-rounded one, and not being one-sided.
Goon
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.An enforcer or fighter.Cheap or inferior cask wine.