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Dreads vs Deads - What's the difference?

dreads | deads |

As nouns the difference between dreads and deads

is that dreads is dreadlocks while deads is the substances that enclose the ore on every side.

As verbs the difference between dreads and deads

is that dreads is third-person singular of dread while deads is third-person singular of dead.

dreads

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of (dreadlocks). Mean “Rastafarian person” by synecdoche.

Alternative forms

* dreds

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • (colloquial) dreadlocks
  • (Rastafarianism) A Rastafarian person.
    • Synonyms
    * dreadlocks * locks

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dread)

    • Anagrams

    * * *

    deads

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dead)

    • Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (mining) The substances that enclose the ore on every side.