dread
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Is dread a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle Yes
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of dread?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To fear greatly.transitive
2. (intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.Examples: "Dread not, neither be afraid of them."intransitive
3. (transitive) To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.transitive
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A person highly revered.Examples: "Una, his dear dread"countableobsoleteuncountable
2. (obsolete) Fury; dreadfulness.Examples: "The mightie ones, affrayd of every chaunges dread"countableobsoleteuncountable
3. (slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of dreadlock.Examples: "Jesus Christ had dreads / So shake 'em / I ain't got none / But I'm planning on growing some."abbreviationalt-ofclippingcountablein-pluralslanguncountable
4. (military, nautical, historical, slang) Clipping of dreadnought.Examples: "The Royal Navy sent six dreads and four BCs to intercept the German raiding force."abbreviationalt-ofclippingcountablehistoricalslanguncountable
adj (English)
1. (archaic) Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.Examples: "The acts made in the first Parliament of our most high and dread soveraigne Charles [I], by the grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. […] [book title]"archaic
Definition source: Wiktionary