toad

== English == === Alternative forms === tode (obsolete) twoad (archaic, dialectal) === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /toʊd/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təʊd/ Rhymes: -əʊd Homophones: toed, towed === Noun === toad (plural toads) 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. (derogatory) A contemptible or unpleasant person. (derogatory) An ugly person. ==== Synonyms ==== (amphibian): pad, paddock ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== amphibian frog frosh/frosk paddock tadpole === Verb === toad (third-person singular simple present toads, present participle toading, simple past and past participle toaded) (Internet, informal, transitive) To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted. === Anagrams === DOTA, Dato, DotA, Dota, doat == Estonian == === Noun === toad nominative plural of tuba == Spanish == === Verb === toad second-person plural imperative of toar