frog

Meanings

Plural: frogs

Noun

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
a person of French descent
a decorative loop of braid or cord
Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.
Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad.
The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.
An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.
The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).
A type of fishing lure that resembles a frog.
Defector: politician who switches to a different political party.
A French person.
A French-speaking person from Quebec.
A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.
An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button, toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop.
A device used to secure stems in a floral arrangement, also called a flower frog or kenzan.

Verb

hunt frogs for food
To hunt or trap frogs.
To use a pronged plater to transfer (cells) to another plate.
To spatchcock (a chicken).
To lie sprawled out like a frog; sploot.
To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.
To unravel part of (a knitted garment), either to correct a mistake or to reclaim the thread or yarn.
To have sex with; fuck.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English frogge, from Old English frogga, from Proto-West Germanic *froggō (“frog”). Cognate with Old Norse frauki.
Possibly related to Saterland Frisian Poage (“frog”), German Low German Pogg, Pogge (“frog”).
Sense 5 is a calque of Ancient Greek βάτραχος (bátrakhos).

Synonyms

anuran, baguette, batrachian, cheese-eating surrender monkey, common crossing, Frencher, Frenchy, Gaul, salientian, toad, toad frog

Scrabble Score: 8

frog is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
frog is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frog is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

frog is a valid Words With Friends word