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Synonyms for cowl

Most common

hood bonnet scuttle

All synonyms

Noun

1. Hood

hood, bonnet

Other

scuttle

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.

Related words

Word family
cowlless
Phrases
friar's cowl

Forms

Plural
cowls → hoods, bonnets, scuttles…

Example sentences

  • hood Do you prefer buying clothes with or without a hood?
  • bonnet It's so hot, you could fry an egg on a car bonnet.
  • scuttle Crawl forward is done much more agilely - scuttle like a cockroach!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cowlsteady
hoodrising
bonnetrising
scuttlerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hood1
6 letters
bonnet2
7 letters
scuttle2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bonnet2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
froc
Deutsch
Kutte