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We have found lemma(root) word of dreads : dread.
Definitions
[drɛd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- anticipate with great apprehension or fear
(e.g: Jane was dreading the party)
- regard with great awe or reverence
(e.g: the man whom Henry dreaded as the future champion of English freedom)
Phrases:
Origin
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Old English ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan, of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German intrātan
[drɛd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- great fear or apprehension
(e.g: the thought of returning to London filled her with dread)
- a person with dreadlocks
(e.g: the band appeals to dreads and baldheads alike)
- a sudden take-off and flight of a flock of gulls or other birds
(e.g: flocks of wood sandpiper, often excitable, noisy, and given to dreads)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan, of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German intrātan
[drɛd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- greatly feared; dreadful
(e.g: he was stricken with the dread disease and died)
- regarded with awe; greatly revered
(e.g: that dread being we dare oppose)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan, of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German intrātan
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