The Meaning of dread

• (v. t.) To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.
• (v. i.) To be in dread, or great fear.
• (n.) Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
• (n.) Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
• (n.) An object of terrified apprehension.
• (n.) A person highly revered.
• (n.) Fury; dreadfulness.
• (n.) Doubt; as, out of dread.
• (a.) Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.
• (a.) Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal.

Synonyms

apprehension , apprehensiveness , fear , awful , dire , direful , dreaded , dreadful , fearful , fearsome , frightening , horrendous , horrific , terrible

Homophones

dred , dredd

Rhymes

abed , aforesaid , ahead , airhead , armstead , arrowhead , bankhead , beachhead , bed , bedspread , behead , biomed , bled , blockhead , bloodshed , bobsled , bread , bred , bridgehead , broadhead , brodhead , bulkhead , bullhead , calfed , coed , copperhead , cornbread , dead , deadhead , deathbed , dragonhead , dred , dredd , drumhead , ed , egghead , embed , farmstead , featherbed , fed , figurehead , flatbed , flathead , fled , fred , freda , ged , gingerbread , godhead , hampstead , hardhead , head , hollingshead , homestead , horsehead , hotbed , imbed , inbred , infrared , instead , interbred , jed , lead , led , letterhead , loggerhead , marblehead , masthead , med , misled , misread , ned , nedd , newlywed , numed , overfed , overhead , pled , purebred , read , reade , red , redd , redhead , retread , riverbed , riverhead , roundhead , said , sayed , schwed , seabed , sffed , shead , shed , shedd , shred , skinhead , sled , sledd , spearhead , sped , spread , stead , steelhead , sudafed , swed , szwed , ted , thickhead , thoroughbred , thread , trailhead , tread , unread , unsaid , unted , unwed , warhead , watershed , wed , wedd , wehde , wellhead , whitehead , widespread , woodshed , zed