headdress vs hood

hood vs headdress

headdress and hood both are nouns.

headdress is not a verb while hood is a verb.

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

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

headdress: clothing for the head
hood: a headdress that protects the head and face

Other hyponyms of headdress include cap, chapeau, hat, lid, helmet, jeweled headdress, jewelled headdress, kaffiyeh, miter, mitre, topknot, turban, wimple, kamilavka.

headdress (noun)	hood (noun)
clothing for the head	(zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal
	protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
	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

headdress (verb)	hood (verb)
	cover with a hood

Difference between headdress and hood

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