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Dreads vs Treads - What's the difference?

dreads | treads |

As nouns the difference between dreads and treads

is that dreads is dreadlocks while treads is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between dreads and treads

is that dreads is third-person singular of dread while treads is third-person singular of tread.

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

    * * *

    treads

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (tread)
  • Anagrams

    *