dreads

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/dɹɛdz/

noun

dreadlocks

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dreadlockslocks
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Meanings

dreads1

noundreads pl (plural only)

alternative dreds

  1. colloquialpluralplural onlydreadlocks

    Synonyms: dreadlocks, locks

noundreads (plural dreads)

alternative dreds

  1. A Rastafarian person.

dreads2

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of dread

Synonyms & antonyms

noundreadlocks

Similar
dreadlockslocks
Also see
dreadlockslocks

Origin

dreads · noun, noun

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

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dreads · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dreads

threadsheadsfedsneds
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dreads. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreads

MLA

“dreads.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreads. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dreads,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreads.

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