the activity of protecting someone or something | (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal |
payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine |
kindly endorsement and guidance | a headdress that protects the head and face |
the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition | the folding roof of a carriage |
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury | metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes |
defense against financial failure; financial independence | (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head |
the condition of being protected | 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 |