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Bonnet Common

Bonnet has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a hat tied under the chin

"She adjusted her old-fashioned bonnet, pulling the ribbon tight beneath her chin before stepping out into the rain."

2

protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

"there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"

"the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine"

3

A type of hat, once worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin.

"The old photograph showed a young girl wearing a white cotton bonnet that was secured tightly under her chin with red ribbons."

Verb
1

dress in a bonnet

"The young girl tied her hair up and put on a blue floral bonnet before heading out to play."

2

To put a bonnet on.

"She carefully tied her daughter's blue bonnet under her chin to keep it secure while they walked in the rain."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
hat protective covering
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sunbonnet
Rhyming Words
net anet snet denet bonet benet lunet ennet manet abnet genet senet tinet nonet monet avnet binet tenet janet annet
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