Toad
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /toʊd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Toad is a noun meaning An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
Meaning
An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
More Meanings
- (derogatory) A contemptible or unpleasant person.
- (derogatory) An ugly person.
- (Internet, informal, transitive) To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted.
Example Sentences
Shortly he heard the trolls coming. They had a fiddler with them, and some began dancing, while others fell to eating the Christmas fare on the table - some fried bacon, and some fried frogs and toads, and other nasty things which they had brought with them.
Word Forms
- toads
- toading
- toaded
Synonyms for toad
Depending on context, synonyms include pad, paddock, anuran, salientian, batrachian, frog.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anuran, frog, salientian, batrachian, natterjack, spadefoot.
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