English-Thai Dictionary

toad

N คางคก  kang-kok

 

toad

N บุคคล น่ารังเกียจ  สิ่ง ที่ น่ารังเกียจ  buk-kon-na-rang-kied

 

toadeater

N คน ช่างประจบ  คน สอพลอ  kon-chang-pra-job

 

toadfish

N ปลา ปากกว้าง หัว โต ใน ตระกูล  Batrachoididae

 

toadflax

N พืช จำพวก  Linaria vulgaris มีด อก สีเหลือง อม ส้ม 

 

toadstone

N หิน ลาย  hin-lai

 

toadstool

N เห็ด มีพิษช นิดหนึ่ง  hed-me-pid-cha-nid-nuang

 

toady

N ผู้ ประจบสอพลอ  phu-pra-job-sor-por

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOAD

n.A paddoc, an animal of the genus Rana, the Rana Bufo of Linne; a small clumsy animal, the body warty, thick and disgusting to the sight, but perfectly harmless, and indeed it is said to be useful in gardens by feeding on noxious worms.

 

TOADEATER

n.A vulgar name given to a fawning, obsequious parasite; a mean sycophant.

 

TOADFISH

n.[toad and fish. ] A fish of the genus Lophius, the fishing frog.

 

TOAD-FLAX

n.[toad and flax. ] A plant of the genus Antirrhinum; snap-dragon; calves'snout.

 

TOADISH

a.Like a toad. [Not used. ]

 

TOAD-STONE

n.[toad and stone. ] In mineralogy, a sort of trap rock, of a brownish gray color. The toad-stone of Derbyshire is generally a dark brown basaltic amygdaloid, composed of basalt and green earth, and containing oblong cavities filled with calcarious spar.

 

TOAD-STOOL

n.[toad and stoll.] A sort of fungous plant that grows in moist and rich grounds like a mushroom.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TOAD

Toad, n. Etym: [OE. tode, tade, AS. tadie, tadige; of unknown origin. Cf. Tadpole. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the family Bufonidæ. Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid.

 

Note: The common toad (Bufo vulgaris ) and the natterjack are familiar European species. The common American toad (B. lentiginosus ) is similar to the European toad, but is less warty and is more active, moving chiefly by leaping. Obstetrical toad. (Zoöl.) See under Obstetrical. -- Surinam toad. (Zoöl.) See Pita. -- Toad lizard (Zoöl.), a horned toad. -- Toad pipe (Bot. ), a hollow-stemmed plant (Equisetum limosum )growing in muddy places. Dr. Prior. -- Toad rush (Bot. ), a low-growing kind of rush (Juncus bufonius ). -- Toad snatcher (Zoöl.), the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng. ] -- Toad spittle. (Zoöl.) See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo. -- Tree toad. (Zoöl.) See under Tree.

 

TOADEATER

Toad "eat `er, n. Etym: [Said to be so called in allusion to an old alleged practice among mountebanks' boys of eating toads (popularly supposed to be poisonous ), in order that their masters might have an opportunity of pretending to effect a cure. The French equivalent expression is un avaleur de couleuvres. Cf. Toady. ]

 

Defn: A fawning, obsequious parasite; a mean sycophant; a flatterer; a toady. V. Knox. You had nearly imposed upon me, but you have lost your labor. You're too zealous a toadeater, and betray yourself. Dickens.

 

TOADFISH

TOADFISH Toad "fish `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau ) is very common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and sapo.(b ) The angler. (c ) A swellfish.

 

TOADFLAX

TOADFLAX Toad "flax `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: An herb (Linaria vulgaris ) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called also butter and eggs, flaxweed, and ramsted.

 

TOADHEAD

TOADHEAD Toad "head `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The golden plover. [Local, U.S.]

 

TOADISH

TOADISH Toad "ish, a.

 

Defn: Like a toad. [Obs. ] A. Stafford.

 

TOADLET

TOADLET Toad "let, n.

 

Defn: A small toad. [R.] Coleridge.

 

TOADSTONE

TOADSTONE Toad "stone `, n.

 

1. (Min. )

 

Defn: A local name for the igneous rocks of Derbyshire, England; -- said by some to be derived from the German todter stein, meaning dead stone, that is, stone which contains no ores.

 

2. Bufonite, formerly regarded as a precious stone, and worn as a jewel. See Bufonite.

 

TOADSTOOL

TOADSTOOL Toad "stool `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter.

 

TOADY

Toad "y, n.; pl. Toadies. Etym: [Shortened from toadeater. ]

 

1. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant. Before I had been standing at the window five minutes, they somehow conveyed to me that they were all toadies and humbugs. Dickens.

 

2. A coarse, rustic woman. [R.] Sir W. Scott.

 

TOADY

Toad "y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toadied; p. pr. & vb. n. Toadying.]

 

Defn: To fawn upon with mean sycophancy.

 

TOADYISM

TOADYISM Toad "y *ism, n.

 

Defn: The practice of meanly fawning on another; base sycophancy; servile adulation.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

toad

toad |tōd toʊd | ▶noun 1 a tailless amphibian with a short stout body and short legs, typically having dry warty skin that can exude poison. [Several families in the order Anura, in particular Bufonidae, which includes the common toad (Bufo bufo ).] 2 a contemptible or detestable person (used as a general term of abuse ): you're an arrogant little toad. DERIVATIVES toad ish adjective ORIGIN Old English tādde, tāda, abbreviation of tādige, of unknown origin.

 

toad-eater

toad-eater ▶noun archaic a toady.

 

toadfish

toad fish |ˈtōdˌfiSH ˈtoʊdˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or toadfishes ) any of a number of fishes with a wide flattened head. [● a chiefly bottom-dwelling large-mouthed fish of warm seas that can produce loud grunts (family Batrachoididae: several genera ).]

 

toadflax

toad flax |ˈtōdˌflaks ˈtoʊdˌflæks | ▶noun a Eurasian plant of the figwort family, typically having yellow or purplish snapdragonlike flowers and slender leaves. [Linaria and related genera, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular butter-and-eggs (L. vulgaris ), with yellow and orange flowers and found widely as a naturalized North American weed. ]

 

toad-in-the-hole

toad-in-the-hole |ˈˌtoʊd ən ðə ˈhoʊl | ▶noun Brit. a dish consisting of sausages baked in batter.

 

toadlet

toad |let |ˈtəʊdlɪt | ▶noun 1 a small kind of toad. ●Several genera, including Pseudophryne of Australia (family Myobatrachidae ), and Pelophryne of SE Asia (family Bufonidae ). 2 a tiny toad that has recently developed from a tadpole.

 

toadstone

toad stone |ˈtōdˌstōn ˈtoʊdˌstoʊn | ▶noun a gem, fossil tooth, or other stone formerly supposed to have been formed in the body of a toad, and credited with therapeutic or protective properties.

 

toadstool

toad stool |ˈtōdˌsto͞ol ˈtoʊdˌstul | ▶noun the spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically in the form of a rounded cap on a stalk, esp. one that is believed to be inedible or poisonous. See also mushroom. ORIGIN late Middle English: a fanciful name.

 

toady

toad y |ˈtōdē ˈtoʊdi | ▶noun ( pl. toadies ) a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important. ▶verb ( toadies, toadying, toadied ) [ no obj. ] act in an obsequious way: she imagined him toadying to his rich clients. DERIVATIVES toad y ish adjective, toad y ism |-ˌizəm |noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: said to be a contraction of toad-eater, a charlatan's assistant who ate toads; toads were regarded as poisonous, and the assistant's survival was thought to be due to the efficacy of the charlatan's remedy.

 

Oxford Dictionary

toad

toad |təʊd | ▶noun 1 a tailless amphibian with a short stout body and short legs, typically having dry warty skin that can exude poison. ●Several families in the order Anura, in particular Bufonidae, which includes the European common toad (Bufo bufo ). 2 a contemptible or detestable person (used as a general term of abuse ): you're an arrogant little toad. DERIVATIVES toadish adjective ORIGIN Old English tādde, tāda, abbreviation of tādige, of unknown origin.

 

toad-eater

toad-eater ▶noun archaic a toady.

 

toadfish

toad |fish |ˈtəʊdfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or toadfishes ) any of a number of fishes with a wide flattened head: ● a chiefly bottom-dwelling large-mouthed fish of warm seas that can produce loud grunts (family Batrachoididae: several genera ). ● Australian term for pufferfish .

 

toadflax

toad |flax |ˈtəʊdflaks | ▶noun a Eurasian plant of the figwort family, typically having yellow or purplish flowers which resemble snapdragons and slender leaves. ●Linaria and related genera, family Scrophulariaceae: several species, in particular the common yellow toadflax (L. vulgaris ) and ivy-leaved toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis ).

 

toad-in-the-hole

toad-in-the-hole ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a dish consisting of sausages baked in batter.

 

toadlet

toad |let |ˈtəʊdlɪt | ▶noun 1 a small kind of toad. ●Several genera, including Pseudophryne of Australia (family Myobatrachidae ), and Pelophryne of SE Asia (family Bufonidae ). 2 a tiny toad that has recently developed from a tadpole.

 

toadstone

toad |stone |ˈtəʊdstəʊn | ▶noun a gem, fossil tooth, or other stone formerly supposed to have been formed in the body of a toad, and credited with therapeutic or protective properties.

 

toadstool

toad |stool |ˈtəʊdstuːl | ▶noun the spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically in the form of a rounded cap on a stalk, especially one that is believed to be inedible or poisonous. See also mushroom. ORIGIN late Middle English: a fanciful name.

 

toady

toady |ˈtəʊdi | ▶noun ( pl. toadies ) 1 a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important. 2 Australian term for pufferfish. ▶verb ( toadies, toadying, toadied ) [ no obj. ] act in an obsequious way: she imagined him toadying to his rich clients. DERIVATIVES toadyish adjective, toadyism noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: said to be a contraction of toad-eater, a charlatan's assistant who ate toads; toads were regarded as poisonous, and the assistant's survival was thought to be due to the efficacy of the charlatan's remedy.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

toady

toady noun a conniving little toady: sycophant, brown-noser, lickspittle, flatterer, flunky, lackey, trained seal, doormat, stooge, cringer; informal bootlicker, suck-up, yes-man; vulgar slang kiss-ass, ass-kisser. ▶verb she imagined him toadying to his rich clients: grovel to, ingratiate oneself with, be obsequious to, kowtow to, pander to, crawl to, truckle to, bow and scrape to, curry favor with, make up to, fawn on /over, slaver over, flatter, adulate, suck up to, lick the boots of, butter up.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

toad

toad noun informal you're an arrogant little toad: wretch; informal beast, pig, swine, rat, creep, bastard, louse, snake, skunk, dog, weasel, lowlife, scumbag, heel, stinkpot, stinker, bad lot, no-good, son of a bitch, s.o.b., nasty piece of work; Brit. informal scrote; Irish informal spalpeen; N. Amer. informal rat fink, fink, schmuck; Austral. informal dingo; NZ informal kuri; informal, dated rotter, hound, bounder, cad, blighter; black English rass; vulgar slang shit, sod, prick; archaic blackguard, dastard, knave, varlet, whoreson. WORD LINKS toad batrachian, anural relating to toads Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

toady

toady noun a conniving little toady with an eye for the main chance: sycophant, obsequious person, creep, crawler, fawner, flatterer, flunkey, lackey, truckler, groveller, doormat, lickspittle, kowtower, minion, hanger-on, leech, puppet, stooge, spaniel, Uriah Heep; informal bootlicker, yes-man; vulgar slang arse-licker, arse-kisser; Brit. vulgar slang bum-sucker; N. Amer. vulgar slang brown-nose, suckhole. ANTONYMS independent, one's own master. ▶verb she imagined him toadying to his rich clients: be obsequious towards, be servile towards, be sycophantic towards, grovel to, kowtow to, abase oneself to, demean oneself to, bow and scrape to, prostrate oneself to, truckle to, make up to, play up to, dance attendance on, fawn on, ingratiate oneself with, rub up the right way, curry favour with, flatter, court; informal suck up to, crawl to, creep to, be all over, lick someone's boots, fall all over, butter up, keep someone sweet; N. Amer. brown-nose; vulgar slang lick /kiss someone's arse. ANTONYMS defy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

toad

toad /toʊd /名詞 C 1 〘動 〙ヒキガエル (→frog 1 ).2 ｟くだけて ｠いやなやつ .

 

toad-in-the-hole

t ò ad-in-the-h ó le 名詞 U C ｟英 ｠トードインザホール 〘衣を付けて焼いたソーセージ 〙.

 

toadstool

t ó ad st ò ol 名詞 C 〘植 〙キノコ ; (特に )毒キノコ .

 

toady

toad y /tóʊdi /名詞 複 -ies C おべっか使い .動詞 -ies ; -ied ; ～ing 他動詞 自動詞 (…に )おべっかを使う, へつらう .