dreads

dreads

English

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Noun

dreads pl (plural only)

  1. (colloquial) dreadlocks
Synonyms
Derived terms

Noun

dreads (plural dreads)

  1. A Rastafarian person.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree
English dread
Old English -as
Middle English -es
English -s
English dreads

    From dread + -s.

    Verb

    dreads

    1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dread

    Anagrams

    Portuguese

    Noun

    dreads m

    1. plural of dread

    Spanish

    Noun

    dreads m pl (plural only)

    1. dreads
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