"dreads" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɹɛdz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-dreads.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɛdz Etymology: Abbreviation of dreadlocks. Sense of “Rastafarian person” by synecdoche. Etymology templates: {{m|en|dreadlocks}} dreadlocks Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} dreads pl (plural only)
  1. (colloquial) dreadlocks Tags: colloquial, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Hair Synonyms: dreadlocks, locks
    Sense id: en-dreads-en-noun-QHINzEVR Disambiguation of Hair: 60 9 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -s Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s: 46 5 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dreds
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /dɹɛdz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-dreads.wav [US] Forms: dreads [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛdz Etymology: Abbreviation of dreadlocks. Sense of “Rastafarian person” by synecdoche. Etymology templates: {{m|en|dreadlocks}} dreadlocks Head templates: {{en-noun|dreads}} dreads (plural dreads)
  1. A Rastafarian person.
    Sense id: en-dreads-en-noun-7hDCrOrJ Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dreds
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /dɹɛdz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-dreads.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɛdz Etymology: dread + -s Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dread|s}} dread + -s Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} dreads
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dread Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: dread
    Sense id: en-dreads-en-verb-vFZMGRI1 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -s Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 4 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s: 46 5 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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