dreadnought

dread·nought

noun \ˈdred-ˌnȯt, -ˌnät\

Definition of DREADNOUGHT

1

: a warm garment of thick cloth; also : the cloth

2

[Dreadnought, British battleship] a : battleship b : one that is among the largest or most powerful of its kind

Examples of DREADNOUGHT

1. <poor gas mileage did little to stem the popularity of that dreadnought of the roadways: the SUV>

First Known Use of DREADNOUGHT

1806

Related to DREADNOUGHT

Synonyms: behemoth, blockbuster, colossus, dinosaur, giant, elephant, Goliath, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, mastodon, monster, titan, whale, whopper

Antonyms: diminutive, dwarf, half-pint, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy (also pigmy), runt, shrimp

Related Words: amazon, giantess; bulk, hulk; heavyweight; juggernaut, steamroller

Near Antonyms: lightweight, weakling, wimp, wisp; nonentity, twerp, whippersnapper

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Rhymes with DREADNOUGHT

à droite, allot, a lot, ascot, a shot, Banat, bank shot, besot, big shot, black rot, black spot, blind spot, bloodshot, bowknot, boycott, brown rot, buckshot, bullshot, cachepot, calotte, cheap shot, chip shot, crackpot, Crock-Pot, culotte, dashpot, despot, dogtrot, dovecote, draw shot, drop shot, drylot, dry rot, dunk shot, ear rot, earshot, ergot, eyeshot, eyespot, feedlot, fiat, firepot, fleshpot, foot rot, foul shot, fox-trot, fusspot, fylfot, garrote, gavotte, grapeshot, G-spot, gunshot, half-knot, have-not, highspot, hotchpot, hot pot, hotshot, ikat, jackpot, job lot, jog trot, jump shot, Kalat, Korat, kumquat, leaf spot, long shot, loquat, love knot, manat, marplot, moon shot, motmot, mug shot, nightspot, odd lot, one-shot, Pequot, Pol Pot, potshot, Rabat, red-hot, reef knot, ring spot, robot, root knot, root rot, sandlot, set shot, sexpot, Shabbat, Shebat, sheepcote, slap shot, slingshot, slipknot, slungshot, snapshot, soft rot, soft spot, somewhat, split shot, square knot, stinkpot, stockpot, subplot, sunspot, sweet spot, sword knot, teapot, tin-pot, topknot, tosspot, try-pot, upshot, wainscot, warm spot, whatnot, white-hot, woodlot, wood shot, wrist shot