dreads

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dɹɛdz/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛdz

Etymology 1[edit]

Abbreviation of dreadlocks. Sense of “Rastafarian person” by synecdoche.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

dreads pl (plural only)

  1. (colloquial) dreadlocks
Synonyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

dreads (plural dreads)

  1. A Rastafarian person.

Etymology 2[edit]

dread +‎ -s

Verb[edit]

dreads

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dread

Anagrams[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

dreads m

  1. plural of dread

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

dreads m pl (plural only)

  1. dreads
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