As proper nouns the difference between hood and woods
is that hood is while woods is an english topographic surname, variant of wood.
hood
English
Etymology 1
(etyl), from (etyl) . More at hat.
Noun
(
en noun)
A covering such as worn over one’s head.
A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.
An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.
(label) 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.
A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.
Synonyms
* (engine cover) bonnet, cowl
Derived terms
* chemical hood
* cooker hood
* extractor hood
* fume hood
* kitchen hood
* hoodie
* range hood
See also
* (l) (hood-shaped)
Verb
(
en verb)
To cover something with a hood.
Etymology 2
.
Noun
(
en noun)
(label) gangster, thug.
Etymology 3
; compare (m).
Alternative forms
* 'hood
Adjective
(-)
Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.
Noun
(
en noun)
(label) neighborhood.
- What’s goin’ down in the hood ?
Usage notes
Particularly used for poor US inner-city black neighborhoods. Also used more generally, as a casual neutral term for “neighborhood”, but marked by strong associations.
Synonyms
* ghetto
* (neighborhood) nabe, neighborhood
Etymology 4
, influenced by existing sense “hoodlum”.
Noun
(
en noun)
(label) person wearing a hoodie.
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woods
English
Noun
(head)
(uncountable) A dense collection of trees covering a relatively small area; smaller than a forest.
(Military) For chemical behavior purposes, trees in full leaf (coniferous or medium-dense deciduous forests).
Usage notes
In English, one does not say "I was lost in the wood''',"'' but rather ''"I was lost in the '''woods ."
Hyponyms
* See also
Derived terms
* out of the woods
* woodsman
