Initialism of digital rectal examination.; from digital (“finger”).

plural of DRE

plural of dreadnought

(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.

A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.

(colloquial) dreadlocks

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dread

A Rastafarian person.

Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror. / Reverential or respectful fear; awe. / Somebody or something dreaded. / (obsolete) A person highly revered.

Terrible; greatly feared; dreaded. / (archaic) Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.