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toads

toads is the plural of toad.

toads is the third-person singular simple present indicative of toad.

Meaning of toad

Noun

toad (plural toads)

  1. An amphibian, a kind of frog (broad sense, order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
    • Shortly he heard the trolls coming. They had a fiddler with them, and some began dancing, while others fell to eating the Christmas fare on the table - some fried bacon, and some fried frogs and toads, and other nasty things which they had brought with them.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 149
    Synonyms:
    pad, paddock
  2. (derogatory) A contemptible or unpleasant person.
  3. (derogatory) An ugly person.

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Phrases with toads

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Questions about toads

What is toads the plural of?
Toads is the plural of toad.

Words near toads in the dictionary

  1. toadpole
  2. toadpoles
  3. toadroot
  4. toadrush
  5. toadrushes
  6. toads
  7. toads in the hole
  8. toads-in-the-hole
  9. toadshade
  10. toadship
  11. toadskin

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