toad
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier…
An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- 1971, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore, "Riders on the Storm", The Doors, L.A. Woman. There's a killer on the road / His brain is squirmin' like a toad
A contemptible or unpleasant person.
An ugly person.
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To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is…
To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted.
The neighborhood
Derived
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 · +47 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at toad. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at toad. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at toad
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA