Toad

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of numerous tailless amphibians chiefly of the family Bufonidae, related to and resembling the frogs but characteristically more terrestrial and having a broader body and rougher, drier skin.
  • n. The horned lizard.
  • n. A person regarded as repulsive.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. this sense)An amphibian similar to a frog with bigger back legs and more ragged skin.
  • n. A very unpleasant man.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the family Bufonidæ. Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A batrachian or amphibian of the family Bufonidæ or some related family.
  • n. Figuratively, a person as an object of disgust or aversion: also used in deprecating or half-affectionate raillery. Compare toadling.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    amphibian   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    batrachian    paddock    toadlet    toadling   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Rhode    abode    bestowed    bestrode    blowed    bode    bowed    brode    busload    coad   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    frog    lizard    reptile    serpent    spider    viper    tortoise    owl    crocodile    scorpion