frog
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1.0
- noun
- /frɔg/
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rana
- The children were excited to catch a frog during their nature walk.
- frogs and toads
- frogs eat
- frogs jump
Stroller sees a big frog and the stroller cries.
- Stroller sees a big frog and the stroller cries.
- What's next for Alan and his interest in the Frogs in Manadero Creek?
- I applaud the female frogs faking their own death.
- It's sitting there, doofus, sitting there like a frog on a log.
- But imagine if a frog if that frog were Captain planet.
- Just like the frog in the boiling water.
- Like they might have just went from watching frogs to watching frogs videos.
Examples
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Acorns make oak trees, frog eggs make frogs.
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With such a mighty defense, the frog has no fear of predators.
Academic text (1999) -
We were allowed to collect a mason jar of frog eggs to bring home and watch.
Fiction book (1990) -
Let's go see if we can find some frogs.
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When we sleep in the farm hut, frogs jump on us in the night.
Academic text (2008) -
We are lulled to sleep by frogs calling to each other up and down the river.
Academic text (1993) -
We spotted a green frog sitting on a lily pad in the pond.
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As the rain fell, the frog started to croak loudly near the stream.
Synonyms
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4.5
A small green jumping animal children call in a friendly way
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3.4
A small frog that lives in trees with sticky pads on its toes for climbing
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5.1
A common North American green or brown frog with dark oval spots edged in white
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5.9
A small light brown frog that lives in moist North American forests
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6.7
A water frog from Africa without a tongue that has claws and is often used in labs
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3.9
A small young frog often liked by children
A smooth-bodied animal that lives in water and on land with long back legs and webbed feet
A small green or brown animal that lives near ponds and wet places and croaks
A common European frog that lives on land and in water and is often green or brown
A very large frog from central Africa that can grow up to a foot long and weigh about ten pounds
A small frog that jumps, lives near ponds, and makes a high, sharp call in eastern and central United States
A small frog from western North America with a tail-like organ in males used to mate
A frog with no tongue that lives mainly in water in Africa, Panama, and northern South America
A tree frog that can change its color to match its surroundings
A small ground-dwelling frog from tropical America that lives on the forest floor
Idioms
Compounds
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6.7
A water frog from Africa without a tongue that has claws and is often used in labs
- US
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5.1
A common North American green or brown frog with dark oval spots edged in white
- Informal
A person or group that does not react to slow harmful changes until serious damage happens
A medium-sized frog that lives near streams and mountain meadows in the Cascade Mountains
- Specialized
A small frog that lives near ponds and streams in the eastern United States and makes a short clicking call
- Specialized
A swimming movement where you pull your knees up, straighten your legs, and push them together like a frog
- Specialized
A frog from Central and South America that has teeth and lives on land, in water, or in trees
- South African
A very large frog from central Africa that can grow up to a foot long and weigh about ten pounds
- UK
A common European frog that lives on land and in water and is often green or brown
A land frog that digs and lives underground at night with a hard head
A small frog that jumps, lives near ponds, and makes a high, sharp call in eastern and central United States
- Specialized
A small ground-dwelling frog from tropical America that lives on the forest floor
- Specialized
A small frog from the southwestern United States and Mexico that makes a sound like a barking dog
A small brown frog with dark square spots that lives near ponds and in grassy areas
- US
A small frog from western North America with a tail-like organ in males used to mate
- Specialized
A large Mexican frog that lives near streams and ponds in the mountains
A frog with no tongue that lives mainly in water in Africa, Panama, and northern South America
- Specialized
A smooth-bodied animal that lives in water and on land with long back legs and webbed feet
- Specialized
A small green or brown animal that lives near ponds and wet places and croaks
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frog comes from an old English word frogga that meant the same jumping, water-loving animal. So the name has stayed the same for many centuries and still means the small tailless amphibian we know today.