headgear vs hood

hood vs headgear

headgear and hood both are nouns.

headgear is not a verb while hood is a verb.

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

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

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

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

headgear (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
stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head	protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
the hoist at the pithead of a mine	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

headgear (verb)	hood (verb)
	cover with a hood

Difference between headgear and hood

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