toad-frog — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a tailless amphibian : toad, frog … Useful english dictionary
toad pipe — Paddock Pad dock, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zo[ o]l.) A toad or frog. Wyclif. Loathed paddocks. Spenser [1913 Webster] {Paddock pipe} (Bot.), a hollow stemmed plant of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Frog and Toad — are the main characters in a series of children s books easy readers written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel.Each book contains five simple, short stories chronicling the exploits of a frog and his friend, a toad, simply named Frog and Toad. Some … Wikipedia
Toad (comics) — Toad Art by Phil Jimenez Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics … Wikipedia
Frog (game) — Frog (also known as Toad) is a solitaire card game which is played with two decks of playing cards. Because of its gameplay, it belongs to the same family of solitaire games as Strategy, Sir Tommy, Calculation, and Puss in the Corner.Thirteen… … Wikipedia
frog — [frɔg US fra:g, fro:g] n [: Old English; Origin: frogga] 1.) a small green animal that lives near water and has long legs for jumping →↑toad 2.) have a frog in your throat informal to have difficulty in speaking, especially because of a sore… … Dictionary of contemporary English
frog — [frôg, fräg] n. [ME frogge < OE frogga, akin to Ger frosch, ON froskr < IE base * preu , to jump > Sans právatē, (he) hops] 1. a) any of various families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians with long, powerful hind legs, short… … English World dictionary
FROG — (Heb. צְפַרְדֵּעַ; ẓefarde a). One of the ten plagues visited upon Egypt was that of frogs (Ex. 7:29; Ps. 78:45; 105:30). They apparently made life intolerable for the Egyptians by their shrill croaking and by contaminating food with their moist… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
frog — [ frɔg ] noun count * 1. ) a small animal with smooth skin that uses its long back legs to jump from place to place. Frogs are amphibians (=they can live in water and on land) and they develop from tadpoles. ─ compare TOAD 2. ) OFFENSIVE an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
toad — [təud US toud] n [: Old English; Origin: tade, tadige] a small animal that looks like a large ↑frog and lives mostly on land … Dictionary of contemporary English
