/ Dictionary / Index D dreadlocks: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dread•locks Pronunciation: (dred'loks"), [key] — n. (used with a pl. v.) a hair style, esp. among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: dreadlocks (Thesaurus) dreadfully dreadnought Related Content Daily Word Quiz: digression Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language