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Dreadlock vs Dreadnought - What's the difference?

dreadlock | dreadnought |

As nouns the difference between dreadlock and dreadnought

is that dreadlock is a single strand of dreadlocks while dreadnought is a battleship, especially of the world war i era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.

As a verb dreadlock

is to put (hair) into dreadlocks.

dreadlock

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A single strand of dreadlocks
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put (hair) into dreadlocks
  • *{{quote-book, 2004, David Benioff, When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories citation
  • , passage=I paced the avenues, mane dreadlocked by city dirt.}}

    Synonyms

    *dread

    dreadnought

    Alternative forms

    * dreadnaught

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
  • (informal) a type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship
  • One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
  • A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
  • The cloth itself; fearnaught.
  • Derived terms

    * super dreadnought

    See also

    * aircraft carrier * battleship * corvette * cruiser * destroyer * frigate * gunboat * monitor * sloop * ----