English Explanatory Dictionary

dreads

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. dreadlocks
noun
  1. A Rastafarian person.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dread

Pronunciation

/dɹɛdz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-dreads.wav

Word forms

dreads dreds

Etymology

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

Synonyms

dreadlocks locks

Derived words

dreadtalk dready
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