1. frog(n = noun.animal) anuran, batrachian, salientian, toad, toad frog - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species;
is a kind of amphibian
has particulars: ranid, true frog, leptodactylid, leptodactylid frog, robber frog, barking frog, hylactophryne augusti, robber frog, crapaud, leptodactylus pentadactylus, south american bullfrog, tree-frog, tree frog, ascaphus trui, bell toad, ribbed toad, tailed frog, tailed toad, liopelma hamiltoni, true toad, alytes obstetricans, midwife toad, obstetrical toad, alytes cisternasi, midwife toad, bombina bombina, fire-bellied toad, spadefoot, spadefoot toad, tree-frog, tree frog, tree toad, gastrophryne olivacea, western narrow-mouthed toad, eastern narrow-mouthed toad, gastrophryne carolinensis, sheep frog, tongueless frog, south american poison toad
Derived form verb frog1
2. frog(n = noun.person) gaul - a person of French descent;
is a kind of french person, frenchman, frenchwoman
3. frog(n = noun.artifact) - a decorative loop of braid or cord;
is a kind of adornment
frog(v = verb.contact) - hunt frogs for food;
is one way to capture, catch
Derived form noun frog1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
1. An amphibious animal of the genus
" The edible frog of Europe (
2. The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette. [1913 Webster]
3. A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it. [1913 Webster]
4. An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole. [1913 Webster]
5. The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword. [1913 Webster]
To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See Frog,
frog, n.
1 any of various small amphibians of the order Anura, having a tailless smooth-skinned body with legs developed for jumping.
2 (Frog) Brit. sl. offens. a Frenchman.
3 a hollow in the top face of a brick for holding the mortar.
4 the nut of a violin-bow etc.
Idiom:
frog-fish = angler-fish. frog in the (or one's) throat colloq. hoarseness. frog-spawn the spawn of a frog.
frog, n. an elastic horny substance in the sole of a horse's foot.
frog, n.
1 an ornamental coat-fastening of a spindle-shaped button and loop.
2 an attachment to a waist-belt to support a sword, bayonet, etc.
Derivative:
frogged adj. frogging n.
frog, n. a grooved piece of iron at a place in a railway where tracks cross.
Etymology:
19th c.: orig. unkn.
N ornament, floridness c, adj, turgidity, turgescence, altiloquence, declamation, teratology, well-rounded periods, elegance, orotundity, inversion, antithesis, alliteration, paronomasia, figurativeness, flourish, flowers of speech, flowers of rhetoric, frills of style, euphuism, euphemism, big-sounding words, high-sounding words, macrology, sesquipedalia verba, Alexandrine, inflation, pretension, rant, bombast, fustian, prose run mad, fine writing, sesquipedality, Minerva press, phrasemonger, euphuist, euphemist, ornament, beautified, ornate, florid, rich, flowery, euphuistic, euphemistic, sonorous, high-sounding, big-sounding, inflated, swelling, tumid, turgid, turgescent, pedantic, pompous, stilted, orotund, high flown, high flowing, sententious, rhetorical, declamatory, grandiose, grandiloquent, magniloquent, altiloquent, sesquipedal, sesquipedalian, Johnsonian, mouthy, bombastic, fustian, frothy, flashy, flaming, antithetical, alliterative, figurative, artificial, ore rutundo, ornament, ornamentation, ornamental art, ornature, ornateness, adornment, decoration, embellishment, architecture, jewelry, garnish, polish, varnish, French polish, veneer, japanning, lacquer, gilding, plating, ormolu, enamel, cloisonn_e, cosmetics (in general), makeup, eye shadow, rouge, face powder, lipstick, blush, pattern, diaper, powdering, paneling, graining, pargeting, detail, repousse (convexity), texture, richness, tracery, molding, fillet, listel, strapwork, coquillage, flourish, fleur-de-lis, arabesque, fret, anthemion, egg and tongue, egg and dart, astragal, zigzag, acanthus, cartouche, pilaster, bead, beading, champleve ware, cloisonne ware, frost work, Moresque, Morisco, tooling, embroidery, brocade, brocatelle, galloon, lace, fringe, trapping, border, edging, trimming, hanging, tapestry, arras, millinery, ermine, drap d'or, wreath, festoon, garland, chaplet, flower, nosegay, bouquet, posy, daisies pied and violets blue, tassel knot, shoulder knot, apaulette, epaulet, aigulet, frog, star, rosette, bow, feather, plume, pompom, panache, aigrette, finery, frippery, gewgaw, gimcrack, tinsel, spangle, clinquant, pinchbeck, paste, excess of ornament, gaud, pride, illustration, illumination, vignette, fleuron, head piece, tail piece, cul-de-lampe, flowers of rhetoric, work of art, ornamented, beautified, ornate, rich, gilt, begilt, tesselated, festooned, champleve, cloisonne, topiary, smart, gay, trickly, flowery, glittering, new gilt, new spangled, fine as a Mayday queen, fine as a fivepence, fine as a carrot fresh scraped, pranked out, bedight, well-groomed, in full dress, dressed to kill, dressed to the nines, dressed to advantage, in Sunday best, en grand tenue, en grande toilette, in best bib and tucker, endimanche, showy, flashy, gaudy, garish, gairish, gorgeous, ornamental, decorative, becoming.
N leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault, saltation, ance, caper, curvet, caracole, gambade, gambado, capriole, demivolt, buck, buck jump, hop skip and jump, falcade, kangaroo, jerboa, chamois, goat, frog, grasshopper, flea, buckjumper, wallaby, leaping, saltatory, frisky, on the light fantastic toe, di salto in salto.
N animal, animal kingdom, fauna, brute creation, beast, brute, creature, critter, wight, created being, creeping thing, living thing, dumb animal, dumb creature, zoophyte, mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, crustacean, shellfish, mollusk, worm, insect, arthropod, microbe, microbe, animalcule, alligator, crocodile, saurian, dinosaur (extinct), snake, serpent, viper, eft, asp, aspick, frog, toad, trout, bass, tuna, muskelunge, sailfish, sardine, mackerel, ant, mosquito, bee, honeybee, tardigrade, spider, biped, quadruped, webfoot, flocks and herds, live stock, domestic animals, wild animals, game, ferae naturae, beasts of the field, fowls of the air, denizens of the sea, black game, black grouse, blackcock, duck, grouse, plover, rail, snipe, horse, cattle, kine, ox, bull, bullock, cow, milch cow, calf, heifer, shorthorn, sheep, lamb, lambkin, ewe, ram, tup, pig, swine, boar, hog, sow, steer, stot, tag, teg, bison, buffalo, yak, zebu, dog, cat, dog, hound, pup, puppy, whelp, cur, mongrel, house dog, watch dog, sheep dog, shepherd's dog, sporting dog, fancy dog, lap dog, toy dog, bull dog, badger dog, mastiff, blood hound, grey hound, stag hound, deer hound, fox hound, otter hound, harrier, beagle, spaniel, pointer, setter, retriever, Newfoundland, water dog, water spaniel, pug, poodle, turnspit, terrier, fox terrier, Skye terrier, Dandie Dinmont, collie, feline, puss, pussy, grimalkin, gib cat, tom cat, fox, Reynard, vixen, stag, deer, hart, buck, doe, roe, caribou, coyote, elk, moose, musk ox, sambar, bird, poultry, fowl, cock, hen, chicken, chanticleer, partlet, rooster, dunghill cock, barn door fowl, feathered tribes, feathered songster, singing bird, dicky bird, canary, warbler, finch, aberdevine, cushat, cygnet, ringdove, siskin, swan, wood pigeon, vermin, varmint, pest, animal, zoological equine, bovine, vaccine, canine, feline, fishy, piscatory, piscatorial, molluscous, vermicular, gallinaceous, rasorial, solidungulate, soliped.
african clawed frog, barking frog, cascades frog, chameleon tree frog, chorus frog, cricket frog, eastern cricket frog, frog kick, frog legs, frog orchid, goliath frog, grass frog, green frog, horny frog, leopard frog, leptodactylid frog, northern casque-headed frog, northern cricket frog, pickerel frog, robber frog, sheep frog, spring frog, tailed frog, tarahumara frog, toad frog, tongueless frog, tree frog, true frog, wood frog
1. lettuce(n = noun.possession) boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum - informal terms for money;
is a kind of money
2. lettuce(n = noun.plant) - any of various plants of the genus Lactuca;
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of genus lactuca, lactuca
has particulars: common lettuce, garden lettuce, lactuca sativa, cos lettuce, lactuca sativa longifolia, romaine lettuce, head lettuce, lactuca sativa capitata, lactuca sativa crispa, leaf lettuce, celtuce, lactuca sativa asparagina, stem lettuce
3. lettuce(n = noun.food) - leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa;
is a kind of salad green, salad greens
is a part of common lettuce, garden lettuce, lactuca sativa
has particulars: butterhead lettuce, crisphead lettuce, iceberg, iceberg lettuce, cos, cos lettuce, romaine, romaine lettuce, leaf lettuce, loose-leaf lettuce
1. A composite plant of the genus
2. United States currency; dollar bills; greenbacks. [PJC]
lettuce, n.
1 a composite plant, Lactuca sativa, with crisp edible leaves used in salads.
2 any of various plants resembling this.
Etymology:
ME letus(e), rel. to OF laitu{euml} f. L lactuca f. lac lactis milk, with ref. to its milky juice
N food, eating, deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination, gluttony, hippophagy, ichthyophagy, (appetite), mouth, jaws, mandible, mazard, gob, chops, drinking, potation, draught, libation, carousal, drunkenness, food, pabulum, aliment, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, sustentation, sustention, nurture, subsistence, provender, corn, feed, fodder, provision, ration, keep, commons, board, commissariat, prey, forage, pasture, pasturage, fare, cheer, diet, dietary, regimen, belly timber, staff of life, bread, bread and cheese, comestibles, eatables, victuals, edibles, ingesta, grub, grubstake, prog, meat, bread, bread stuffs, cerealia, cereals, viands, cates, delicacy, dainty, creature comforts, contents of the larder, fleshpots, festal board, ambrosia, good cheer, good living, beef, bisquit, bun, cornstarch, cookie, cooky, cracker, doughnut, fatling, hardtack, hoecake, hominy, mutton, pilot bread, pork, roti, rusk, ship biscuit, veal, joint, piece de resistance, roast and boiled, remove, entremet, releve, hash, rechauffe, stew, ragout, fricassee, mince, pottage, potage, broth, soup, consomme, puree, spoonmeat, pie, pasty, volauvent, pudding, omelet, pastry, sweets, kickshaws, condiment, appetizer, hors d'oeuvre, main course, entree, alligator pear, apple, apple slump, artichoke, ashcake, griddlecake, pancake, flapjack, atole, avocado, banana, beche de mer, barbecue, beefsteak, beet root, blackberry, blancmange, bloater, bouilli, bouillon, breadfruit, chop suey, chowder, chupatty, clam, compote, damper, fish, frumenty, grapes, hasty pudding, ice cream, lettuce, mango, mangosteen, mince pie, oatmeal, oyster, pineapple, porridge, porterhouse steak, salmis, sauerkraut, sea slug, sturgeon ("Albany beef"), succotash, supawn, trepang, vanilla, waffle, walnut, table, cuisine, bill of fare, menu, table d'hote, ordinary, entree, meal, repast, feed, spread, mess, dish, plate, course, regale, regalement, refreshment, entertainment, refection, collation, picnic, feast, banquet, junket, breakfast, lunch, luncheon, dejeuner, bever, tiffin, dinner, supper, snack, junk food, fast food, whet, bait, dessert, potluck, table d'hote, dejeuner a la fourchette, hearty meal, square meal, substantial meal, full meal, blowout, light refreshment, bara, chotahazri, bara khana, mouthful, bolus, gobbet, morsel, sop, sippet, drink, beverage, liquor, broth, soup, potion, dram, draught, drench, swill, nip, sip, sup, gulp, wine, spirits, liqueur, beer, ale, malt liquor, Sir John Barleycorn, stingo, heavy wet, grog, toddy, flip, purl, punch, negus, cup, bishop, wassail, gin, coffee, chocolate, cocoa, tea, the cup that cheers but not inebriates, bock beer, lager beer, Pilsener beer, schenck beer, Brazil tea, cider, claret, ice water, mate, mint julep, near beer, 2 beer, non- alcoholic beverage, eating house, diner, hippophage, glutton, eatable, edible, esculent, comestible, alimentary, cereal, cibarious, dietetic, culinary, nutritive, nutritious, gastric, succulent, potable, potulent, bibulous, omnivorous, carnivorous, herbivorous, granivorous, graminivorous, phytivorous, ichthyivorous, omophagic, omophagous, pantophagous, phytophagous, xylophagous, across the walnuts and the wine, blessed hour of our dinners!, now good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!, who can cloy the hungry edge of appetite?.
bibb lettuce, boston lettuce, butterhead lettuce, common lettuce, cos lettuce, crisphead lettuce, frog's lettuce, garden lettuce, head lettuce, iceberg lettuce, indian lettuce, lamb's lettuce, leaf lettuce, loose-leaf lettuce, malheur wire lettuce, miner's lettuce, prickly lettuce, romaine lettuce, sea lettuce, stem lettuce, water lettuce, white lettuce