1. dreads - Noun
2. dreads - Verb
dreads pl (plural only)
(colloquial) dreadlocks
dreads (plural dreads)
A Rastafarian person.
dreads
third-person singular simple present indicative of dread
The bravest man feels an anxiety 'circa praecordia' as he enters the battle; but he dreads disgrace yet more. Horatio Nelson
The burnt child dreads the fire. Ben Jonson
Freud says, "Man fears that his strength will be taken from him by woman, dreads becoming infected with her femininity and then proving himself a weakling.” Masculinity must fight off effeminacy day by day. Woman and nature stand ever ready to reduce the male to boy and infant. Camille Paglia
A burnt child dreads the fire. English Proverb
A scalded cat dreads cold water. French Proverb
A scalded cat dreads cold water. Hindi Proverb