dreads

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English

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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Noun

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dreads pl (plural only)

  1. (colloquial) dreadlocks
Synonyms
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Noun

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dreads (plural dreads)

  1. A Rastafarian person.

Etymology 2

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From dread +‎ -s.

Verb

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dreads

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dread

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Noun

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dreads m

  1. plural of dread

Spanish

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Noun

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dreads m pl (plural only)

  1. dreads