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noun-plural. Informal Dreadlocks.

n. dreadlocks

n. A Rastafarian person.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dread.

"On the other, the characters, as pictured, are recognizably African-American -- Rapunzel's long hair is braided in dreads -- not just sepia-toned drawings of white people."

alarming   

dreaded    dreades    dreadfulness    dreading    dreadness    dreads   

out of dread    without dread    dreadlocks   

panic   

dreaded    dreading    dreadable    dreadworthy   

dismay    awe    terror    reverence    apprehension    horror    affright    fear    fury    dreadfulness   

Ed    Fed    Fred    Freda    Ged    Head    Jed    Med    Ned    Read   

fear    apprehension    anxiety    anger    sadness    awe    suspicion    shame    dismay    panic