toad

noun

ˈtōd How to pronounce toad (audio)
Definition of toadnext
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others that miserable toad is lucky to have even a single friend

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Recent Examples of toad The last ceremony of the retreat was with 5-MeO-DMT, a powerful and fast acting psychedelic secreted from a toad. — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Emily Lindsey, curator and excavation site director at the La Brea Tar Pits’ center, said the discovery of the ice age toad is an example of the ongoing discoveries being made at the museum. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Within the understudied collection, Cruz found another oddball amphibian known as the Mexican burrowing toad, the only still living species from the family Rhinophrynidae. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026 Similar molecules are found in the skins of many toad species around the world and have long been used for preparing poisons. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for toad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toad
  1. jerk
  2. dog
  3. clown
  4. skunk
  5. snake
  6. rat
  7. reptile
  8. joker
Noun
  • According to children’s program manager Fedeline Julien, who has worked for Beaches since 1999, the area where Treasure Beach stands used to be dedicated to beach parties, team member residences, and the jerk truck.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In late August, Mayor Mamdani hosted a celebration of Caribbean culture at Gracie Mansion with plenty of patties and jerk chicken to go around.
    — Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of jerk
Noun
  • My therapy dog and I accompanied grieving families to ground zero in the days following the attacks.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Above and below the main narrative of the Bayeux Tapestry are two strips filled with ancient beasts, including tail-chasing dogs and tightly knotted swans.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dog
Noun
  • Target recently received backlash for 'offensive' Halloween costume This comes on the heels of Target apologizing in late August for a Halloween circus clown costume that critics said appeared to conjure Blackface and 19th-century minstrel shows.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Cam Schlittler, no stranger to Boston beef, used an emoji to call Flemming a clown on an Instagram post.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of clown
Noun
  • Luckily, there are plenty of natural and humane ways to keep skunks from digging up your yard.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The two skunk sisters were born on April 20 at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, where their mom, Lily, is an animal ambassador, according to the aviary.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of skunk
Noun
  • With interiors largely shot inside Hossain’s own house in Dhaka, the film is filled with striking shots of animals — lizards galore, snakes, monkeys, and mosquitoes.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The snakes came to their audition thanks to Nancy Novograd and her company All Tame Animals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of snake
Noun
  • The rock kids, the funk kids, the disco-ers, the club rats are all fleetingly conjoined by one pair of highly attuned ears loitering on the streets.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Moore begins with a whisper and builds to a roar as Mona improvises a manic rant that involves rats and the plague.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of rat
Noun
  • As a reptile morphologist, Schwenk didn’t expect that the lure would include anything other than soft tissue.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • So will native reptiles, plants, fish and insects, said Vladimir Roosevelt, Pantheon's operations director, who's overseeing the restoration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of reptile
Noun
  • The jokers Toth and Jackson, bless them, keep things endearing and funny.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At some point, all these jokers need to sit down and stop auditioning for attention long enough to actually do the jobs they were elected or appointed to do.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of joker

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