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    [Verb]  | "dread" | \ ˈdred \


    1: to fear greatly

    2: to regard with awe

    3: to feel extreme reluctance to meet or face


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdan;

    [Noun]  | "dread" 


    1: great fear especially in the face of impending evil

    2: extreme uneasiness in the face of a disagreeable prospect

    3: awe


    Origin: 13th century ;

     See: ;

    [Noun]  | "dreads" 


    1: something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason;


      * e.g., " ... speaking in public is a perennial dread for many people "



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    [Noun]  | "dread" 


    1: suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune;


      * e.g., " ... the dread felt by people awaiting bad news "



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    2: the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger;


      * e.g., " ... we were filled with dread when we saw the rapids we would be rafting down "



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    3: something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason;


      * e.g., " ... speaking in public is a perennial dread for many people "



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    [Verb]  | "dreads" 


     [ "dreads" ]

    1: dreadlocks (hair style) made popular by rastas. Got its name from the 'white mans' supposed aversion to them, hence DREAD locks.

      * e.g.,  ... Bob Marley's Hair (may he rest in peace) 

     [ "dreads" ]

    1: dread-locks

      * e.g.,  ... nice dreads dude 

     [ "dreads" ]

    1: dreadlocks (duh)

      * e.g.,  ... that dude's got some gnarly dreads 

     [ "dreads" ]

    1: hairstyle consisting of chunks of hair locked together, thus DREAD LOCKS (wow now wasn't that fun?). mainly worn by people of the rastafari culture and skanky surf punks in california.

      * e.g.,  ... That rasta's dreads are totally awesome, especially cuz it symbolizes his african roots and not his lame attempt to be something he's not. 

     [ "dreads" ]

    1: a very hairy vagina;so hairy u can make dreads out of it

      * e.g.,  ... mark:yo,taylors all dreads down there 

     [ "dreads" ]

    1: scared shitless

      * e.g.,  ... While shopping in the Quiki-Mart yesterday, I dreaded turning down the aisle for fear of coming face-to-face with "Ozzy Osbourne". 

     [ "dreadful" ]

    1: extremely bad or serious

      * e.g.,  ... there's been a dreadful accident 

     [ "Dread" ]

    1: Bahamian slang for man or bey

      * e.g.,  ... mudda sick dread you see dat girl 

     [ "Dread" ]

    1: Popular Word, Caribean/Bahamian Roots. Showing astonishment.

      * e.g.,  ... "Dread...I can't belive we won..." 

     [ "dread" ]

    1: A Rastafarian. Short for "natty dread" and derived from "dreadlocks."

      * e.g.,  ... "Dread at the controls!" 

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