frog
- noun
- /frɔg/
- Specialized
Examples
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Tape on the bow will help them to use the tip, middle, and frog of the bow.
Academic text (2006) -
In the fenced-in park, during the lunch hour, she played the leap-frog game with Cherry.
Fiction book (1999) -
Lucy placed her frog paperweight carefully on the pages and stalked off to the kitchen.
Fiction book (2000) -
The uniform was adorned with a frog that added an elegant touch to the military attire.
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He fastened the jacket securely by pulling the frog through the loop.
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The traditional dress featured a beautiful frog made of colorful braids.
Synonyms
A decorative braid used on coats or jackets
Idioms
Compounds
A water frog from Africa without a tongue that has claws and is often used in labs
- US
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 Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frog for a decorative loop on clothes is a later use of the word and may come from the way the twisted knot looks like a little creature or its legs. A helpful way to remember this sense is to picture the fastener as a tiny 'frog', which is why the same word is used for the ornament and fastener.