dreads

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɹɛdz/

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• Rhymes: -ɛdz

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• dreds

Noun

dreads pl (plural only)

1. (colloquial) dreadlocks

Synonyms

• dreadlocks
• locks

Noun

dreads (plural dreads)

1. A Rastafarian person.

Etymology 2

dread +‎ -s

Verb

dreads

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dread

Anagrams

• Adders, adders, re-adds, readds, sadder, sarded

Portuguese

Noun

dreads m

1. plural of dread

Spanish

Noun

dreads m pl (plural only)

1. dreads