crook vs hood

crook and hood both are nouns.

crook and hood both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crook	Yes	No	Yes	No
hood	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hood is a hyponym of crook; that is, hood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crook:

crook: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
hood: an aggressive and violent young criminal

Other hyponyms of crook include accessary, accessory, arsonist, firebug, incendiary, blackmailer, extortioner, extortionist, bootlegger, moonshiner, briber, suborner, coconspirator, conspirator, machinator, plotter, desperado, desperate criminal, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, mobster, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, goon, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie, gaolbird, jail bird, jailbird, abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher, mafioso, gangster's moll, gun moll, moll, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, parolee, probationer, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, habitual criminal, recidivist, repeater, scofflaw, contrabandist, moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler, stealer, thief, traitor, treasonist, law offender, lawbreaker, violator.

crook (noun)	hood (noun)
a long staff with one end being hook shaped	(zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
a circular segment of a curve	a headdress that protects the head and face
	the folding roof of a carriage
	metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
	(falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head
	a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
	(slang) a neighborhood or community
	a protective covering that is part of a plant
	an aggressive and violent young criminal

crook (verb)	hood (verb)
bend or cause to bend	cover with a hood

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