frog

frog (frôg, fräg)

noun

1. any of various families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians with long, powerful hind legs, short forelegs, a smooth skin, and webbed feet: it develops from a tadpole, and most species, when grown, are able to live either in water or on land that is near water
2. a toad
a triangular, horny pad in the posterior half of the sole of a horse's foot
a fastening on a belt for carrying a sword, bayonet, etc.
a corded or braided loop used as a fastener or decoration on clothing
☆ a device on railroad tracks for keeping cars on the proper rails at intersections or switches
a device placed in a bowl or vase to hold the stems of flowers
that part of the bow of a stringed instrument, including the nut, by which the bow is held
Slang a French person: term of contempt or derision

Etymology: ME frogge < OE frogga, akin to Ger frosch, ON froskr < IE base *preu-, to jump > Sans právatē, (he) hops

have a frog in one's throat

to experience temporary hoarseness due to throat irritation

Converse of object

croak: The boat - grounded in the shallows collects water-plants croaking frogs pale fish.
claw: Xenopus laevis - scientific name for the African clawed frog, one of the model organisms used to study vertebrate development.
dissect: For example in our biology students we tried to find out about enzyme activity in sheep's liver and will be dissecting a frog.
kiss: Try kissing several frogs but never, ever settle for a toad.
spawn: After spawning the adult frogs disperse into the surrounding countryside.
leap: The leaping bronze frog perfectly set off this garden - it was a nice touch.

Adjective modifier

three-headed: But was it really a three-headed frog, or a hoax as some have suggested?
poisonous: A short walk brings us to Red Frog Beach to see the tiny poisonous red frogs.
crazy: I hope talk is xmas No 1. Its up against the crazy frog again!

Modifies a noun

tadpole: At least one pond in Shoreham has surplus frog tadpoles.
ringtone: After being off sick for most of last week, I think I might kill myself if I hear that crazy frog ringtone advert.
dissection: How could a biology book compare to an on-line version with a video clip of, say, a frog dissection?
orchid: Later in the summer common spotted, bee, and pyramidal orchid appear together with the only colony of frog orchid in Suffolk.
embryo: This approach has worked very well for other types of molecules studied in frog embryos.

Noun used with modifier

poison: Arrow poison frogs pursue the most devoted of family lives high in the boughs.
leap: With system changes you would update these in a " leap frog " manner.
arrow: Slimy Creatures Discover how snails get around, how poison arrow frogs protect themselves and how amphibians breathe.
bull: The cause is this, the great, the big bull frog, grasps all.

Possessives

leg: But I could just do with some frogs ' legs now!

Preposition: in

blender: We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing.

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