Hood may refer to:

Covering

Apparel

Hood (headgear) A hood is a kind of headgear that covers most of the head and neck, and sometimes the face. Hoods that cover mainly the sides and top of the head, and leave the face mostly or partly open may be worn for protection from the environment (typi ...

, type of head covering ** Article of academic dress **

Bondage hood A bondage hood (also called a gimp mask or bondage mask) is a fetishistic hood. It may be made from rubber, latex, PVC, spandex, darlexx or leather. Full-faced hoods are typically used for the practice of head bondage, and to restrain and ob ...

, sex toy *

Hoodie A hoodie (in some cases spelled hoody and alternatively known as a hooded sweatshirt) is a sweatshirt with a hood. Hoodies with zippers usually include two pockets on the lower front, one on either side of the zipper, while "pullover" hoodie ...

, hooded sweatshirt

Anatomy

Clitoral hood In the female human body, the clitoral hood (also called preputium clitoridis and clitoral prepuce) is a fold of skin that surrounds and protects the glans of the clitoris; it also covers the external shaft of the clitoris, develops as part of th ...

, a hood of skin surrounding the clitoris * Hood, a flap of skin behind the head of a cobra

Other coverings

Fume hood A fume hood (sometimes called a fume cupboard or fume closet) is a type of local ventilation device that is designed to limit exposure to hazardous or toxic fumes, vapors or dusts. Description A fume hood is typically a large piece of equipme ...

, piece of laboratory safety equipment *

Hood (car) The hood (American English) or bonnet (Commonwealth English) is the hinged cover over the engine of motor vehicles. Hoods can open to allow access to the engine compartment, or trunk (boot in Commonwealth English) on rear-engine and some mid ...

, covering over the engine compartment in a motor vehicle ('bonnet' in most Commonwealth countries) *

Kitchen hood A kitchen hood, exhaust hood, extractor hood, or range hood is a device containing a mechanical fan that hangs above the stove or cooktop in the kitchen. It removes airborne grease, combustion products, fumes, smoke, heat, and steam from the ai ...

, exhaust system for a stove or cooktop *

Lens hood In photography, a lens hood or lens shade is a device used on the front end of a lens to block the Sun or other light source(s) to prevent glare and lens flare. Lens hoods may also be used to protect the lens from scratches and the elements witho ...

, device used to block light from creating glare in photographs

Rail transport uses

* Hood (rail transport), a rigid cover to protect a load on a flat wagon or a coil car *

Hood unit A hood unit, in North American railroad terminology, is a body style for diesel and electric locomotives where the body is less than full-width for most of its length and walkways are on the outside. In contrast, a cab unit has a full-width c ...

, a type of diesel or electric locomotive **

Long hood The long hood of a hood unit-style diesel locomotive is, as the name implies, the longer of the two hoods (narrower sections of the locomotive body in front and behind of the cab) on a locomotive, particularly American-type freight locomotives. ...

** Short hood

Art, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

The Hood The Hood (Parker Robbins) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Brian K. Vaughan, and artists Kyle Hotz and Eric Powell, the character was introduced in his own self-titled limited s ...

, fictional Marvel Comics character * Hood (Malazan), fictional god in the ''Malazan Book of the Fallen'' universe * Hood (''Thunderbirds''), fictional character in the ''Thunderbirds'' TV series * Hood (''My Hero Academia''), fictional Nomu character in the manga series ''My Hero Academia'' * "The Hood", the vigilante name given to

Oliver Queen Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...

in season 1 of the TV series ''Arrow''

Films

* ''Hood'', an unrealized film by

The Wachowskis Lana Wachowski (born June 21, 1965, formerly known as Larry Wachowski) and Lilly Wachowski (born December 29, 1967, formerly known as Andy Wachowski) are American film and television directors, writers and producers. The sisters are both trans ...

Gaming

* '' Hood: Outlaws & Legends'', a 2021 video game

Literature

* ''Hood'' (novel), a 1995 novel by Emma Donoghue * ''Hood'' (2006), the first book of the

King Raven Trilogy The King Raven Trilogy is a series of historical novels by American writer Stephen R. Lawhead, based on the Robin Hood legend. Lawhead relocates Robin Hood from Sherwood Forest in Nottingham to Wales, and sets the story in the late eleventh cent ...

, by Stephen R. Lawhead

Music

Hood (band) Hood are an English indie rock band from Leeds, formed in 1991. The band consists of brothers Chris and Richard Adams, and friends (including, at times, Craig Tattersall and Andrew Johnson of The Remote Viewer, and Nicola Hodgkinson of Empress ...

, British band *

Hoods (band) Hoods is a hardcore punk band from Sacramento, California. Formed in 1994 by Mike "Mikey Hood" Mraz who later added Logan Murray, Tony Goodloe and Billy Gaffney. Hoods shows influences such as Madball, Sick of It All, Minor Threat and Cro-Mags. ...

, American band

Enterprises and institutions

Hood College , motto_lang = la , mottoeng = With Heart and Mind and Hand , established = , type = Private college , religious_affiliation = United Church of Christ , endowment = $104.5 million (2020) , president = Andrea E. Chapd ...

, a liberal arts college in Frederick, Maryland, United States *

HP Hood HP Hood LLC is an American dairy company based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. Hood was founded in 1846 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, by Harvey Perley Hood. Recent company acquisitions by HP Hood have expanded its reach from predominantly New Eng ...

, an American food manufacturer

People

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is dep ...

, medieval English folk hero

Places

* 'hood, a slang term for neighborhood * Black or African American Ghettos, often referred to as the hood

Iran

Hood, Iran Hud ( fa, هود, also Romanized as Hūd and Hood) is a village in Bid Shahr Rural District, Bidshahr District, Evaz County, Fars Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country ...

, a village in Fars Province of Iran

United States

Fort Hood Fort Hood is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas. Named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, it is located halfway between Austin and Waco, about from each, within the U.S. state of Texas. The post is the headquarter ...

, a U.S. Army post near Killeen, Texas *

Hood, California Hood is a census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States. Hood is located on the Sacramento River and California State Route 160 south of downtown Sacramento. Hood has a post office with ZIP code 95639 that was establ ...

, a census-designated place in the United States *

Hood Canal Hood Canal is a fjord forming the western lobe, and one of the four main basins,Hood County, Texas Hood County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 61,598. Its county seat is Granbury. The county is named for John Bell Hood, a Confederate lieutenant general and th ...

, a county in the U.S. state of Texas * Hood River (disambiguation) *

Hood, Virginia Hood is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Virginia Madison County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,837. Its county seat is Madison. History Madison Cou ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States * Mount Hood, the tallest mountain in the U.S. state of Oregon **

Mount Hood, Oregon Mount Hood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hood River County, Oregon, United States, about northeast of Parkdale on Oregon Route 35. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 286. Mount Hood is the termi ...

, an unincorporated community named for the mountain ** Mount Hood Parkdale, Oregon, the name of the post office that serves Mount Hood, Oregon

Transportation

* List of ships called HMS ''Hood'' * Hood Steamer, an early (1900–01) American manufacturer of steam cars in Lanark, Illinois, see List of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States

Other uses

* HOOD method, software design method * Hood, codename for the largest secretly detonated thermonuclear device over United States territory; see

Operation Plumbbob Operation Plumbbob was a series of nuclear tests that were conducted between May 28 and October 7, 1957, at the Nevada Test Site, following '' Project 57'', and preceding '' Project 58/58A''. Background The operation consisted of 29 explosion ...