English Explanatory Dictionary

toad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
  2. A contemptible or unpleasant person.
  3. An ugly person.
verb
  1. To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted.

Pronunciation

/toʊd/ /təʊd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-toad.wav

Word forms

toad toads tode twoad toading toaded

Etymology

From Middle English tode, toode, tadde, tade, from Old English *tāde, a shortened variant of Old English tādie, tādiġe (“toad”). Cognate with Scots tade, taid, taed, ted (“toad”). Compare also Danish tudse (“toad”), possibly originally from the same prehistoric root; also Swedish tåssa, tossa (“toad”), Old English tāxe (“toad”), Old English tosca (“toad”) by contrast.

Synonyms

pad paddock

Related words

amphibian frog frosh frosk paddock tadpole

Derived words

African clawed toad African common toad African giant toad African tree toad Alajuela toad Almirante Trail toad Amargosa toad American toad Apennine yellow-bellied toad Arizona toad arroyo toad Asian common toad black toad bombinator toad burrowing toad Canadian toad cane toad Central American toad Colorado River toad common toad crucifix toad European toad fire-bellied toad spp.) Fowler's toad frog and toad golden toad Great Plains toad green toad Gulf Coast toad guttural toad horned toad horny toad Houston toad marine toad mephitic toad midwife toad Monte Verde toad narrow-mouthed toad North American toad oak toad obstetrical toad obstetric toad odious as a toad orange toad ornate horned toad pebble toad red-spotted toad red toad trillium rush toad sea toad shelt-toad shield-toad Sonoran Desert toad South American toad southern toad spadefoot toad strange-horned toad Surinam toad Suriname toad Texas toad
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