frog
noun countable
/frɒɡ/
Word Forms
| singular | frog |
| plural | frogs |
© Getty Images/Maarten Wouters
- 1Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a small animal with smooth skin that uses its long back legs to jump from place to place. Frogs are amphibians (=they can live in water and on land) and they develop from tadpoles.Synonyms and related wordsReptiles, lizards, newts and amphibiansalligatorbullfrogchameleonSee alsotoad
- 2offensivean insulting word for a French personSynonyms and related wordsOffensive words for people according to nationality or ethnicityblackcoloredcoloured
- 3
boiled/boiling frog syndrome
the idea that if a dangerous situation develops slowly we will not notice it and will fail to reactScientists studying environmental problems see the boiled frog syndrome as a metaphor for the human situation.Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 12/03/2020
phrases
frog
noun countable
/frɔɡ/
Word Forms
| singular | frog |
| plural | frogs |
© Getty Images/Maarten Wouters
- 1Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a small animal with smooth skin that uses its long back legs to jump from place to place. Frogs are amphibians (=they can live in water and on land) and they develop from tadpoles.Synonyms and related wordsReptiles, lizards, newts and amphibiansalligatorbullfrogchameleonSee alsotoad
- 2offensivean insulting word for a French personSynonyms and related wordsOffensive words for people according to nationality or ethnicityblackCanuckcolored
- 3
boiled/boiling frog syndrome
the idea that if a dangerous situation develops slowly we will not notice it and will fail to reactScientists studying environmental problems see the boiled frog syndrome as a metaphor for the human situation.Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 12/03/2020
phrases