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hood

noun as in covering worn over the head

noun as in a covering for vehicles and the like

noun as in hoodllum

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"He wasn't struggling, he was walking quite calmly, a bit dejectedly, he was staring down, he had his hood up, but it was a calm situation," he added.

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They were held by "hooded and armed" members of an elite military force and taken to "an unknown destination", the statement added.

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“In the photo, Melodee is wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up and what appears to be a wig that is darker and straighter than her natural hair,” the office said.

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"We know that even though people may have been wearing hoods or masks, we still have the ability to identify them and bring them before the courts, and we will pursue that relentlessly," he said.

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The man, who appeared to be wearing a hooded sweater, stumbled backward after falling off the center divider.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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