hood vs sniper

hood

noun
  • Gangster, thug. 

  • Person wearing a hoodie. 

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

  • One of the endmost planks (or, one of the ends of the planks) in a ship’s bottom at bow or stern, that fits into the rabbet. (These, when fit into the rabbet, resemble a hood (covering).) 

  • In the human hand, over the extensor digitorum, an expansion of the extensor tendon over the metacarpophalangeal joint (the extensor hood syn. dorsal hood syn. lateral hood) 

  • A cover over the engine, driving machinery or inner workings of something. 

  • An enclosure that protects something, especially from above. 

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

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

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

  • An expansion on the sides of the neck typical for many elapids e.g. the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) and Indian cobra (Naja naja). 

  • A soft top of a convertible car or carriage. 

  • The osseous or cartilaginous marginal extension behind the back of many a dinosaur such as a ceratopsid and reptiles such as Chlamydosaurus kingii. 

  • Neighborhood. 

verb
  • To cover something with a hood. 

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

sniper

noun
  • One who criticizes; a person who frequently snipes at others. 

  • A person or automated process set up by a person who or which attempts to win an online auction by placing a bid only seconds before the auction ends, leaving no time for other bidders to respond 

  • One who shoots from a concealed position. 

  • A hunter of snipe (the bird). 

  • A player who specializes in scoring goals. 

  • A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position. 

  • Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position. 

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