toad

Meanings

Plural: toads

Noun

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
A contemptible or unpleasant person.
An ugly person.

Verb

To expel (a user) permanently from a MUD or similar system, so that their account is deleted.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tode, toode, tadde, tade, from Old English *tāde, a shortened variant of Old English tādie, tādiġe (“toad”).
Cognate with Scots tade, taid, taed, ted (“toad”). Compare also Danish tudse (“toad”), possibly originally from the same prehistoric root; also Swedish tåssa, tossa (“toad”), Old English tāxe (“toad”), Old English tosca (“toad”) by contrast.

Synonyms

anuran, batrachian, frog, pad, paddock, salientian, toad frog

Scrabble Score: 5

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

Words With Friends Score: 5

toad is a valid Words With Friends word