The difference between Hood and Neighborhood

When used as nouns, hood means a covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak, whereas neighborhood means the quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other.


Hood is also verb with the meaning: to cover something with a hood.

Hood is also adjective with the meaning: relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hood and Neighborhood

  1. Hood as a noun:

    A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.

  2. Hood as a noun:

    A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.

  3. Hood as a noun:

    An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.

  4. Hood as a noun (automotive):

    A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.

  5. Hood as a noun (US, automotive):

    The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle: known as a bonnet in other countries.

  6. Hood as a noun:

    A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.

  1. Hood as a verb:

    To cover something with a hood.

  1. Hood as a noun (slang):

    gangster, thug.

  1. Hood as an adjective:

    Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people's attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.

  1. Hood as a noun (slang):

    neighborhood.

    Examples:

    "What’s goin’ down in the hood?"

  1. Hood as a noun (UK):

    person wearing a hoodie.

  1. Neighborhood as a noun (chiefly, obsolete):

    The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.

    Examples:

    "Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

  2. Neighborhood as a noun:

    Close proximity, nearby area; particularly, close proximity to one's home.

    Examples:

    "He lives in my neighborhood."

  3. Neighborhood as a noun:

    The inhabitants of a residential area.

    Examples:

    "The fire alarmed the neighborhood."

  4. Neighborhood as a noun:

    A formal or informal division of a municipality or region.

    Examples:

    "We have just moved to a pleasant neighborhood."

  5. Neighborhood as a noun:

    An approximate amount.

    Examples:

    "He must be making in the neighborhood of $200,000 per year."

  6. Neighborhood as a noun:

    The quality of physical proximity.

    Examples:

    "The slums and the palace were in awful neighborhood."

  7. Neighborhood as a noun (obsolete):

    The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.

  8. Neighborhood as a noun (topology):

    Within a topological space: A set containing an open set which contains some specified point. Alternatively: An open set which contains some specified point.

  9. Neighborhood as a noun (topology):

    Within a metric space: A set containing an open ball which contains a specified point. Alternatively: An open ball which contains some specified point.

  10. Neighborhood as a noun (topology):

    The infinitesimal open set of all points that may be reached directly from a given point.

  11. Neighborhood as a noun (graph theory):

    The set of all the vertices adjacent to a given vertex.

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