n
(England dialect, Wales) A newt.
n
(falconry) A trap for catching hunting birds, consisting of a cage with bait and a slip noose.
n
Any of several plants having some resemblance to the typical nest of a bird, eg, wild carrot (Dauca carota)
n
The act or process of collecting bird eggs
n
Alternative form of bird-nesting [(UK, Australia) The, formerly common, hobby of looking for birds' nests, often with the intention of collecting the eggs.]
n
(UK, dialect, archaic) A fish of the turbot kind; the brill.
n
(idiomatic, often attributively) A person who, or thing which, is in a gradually worsening situation without any realization of the peril until it is too late.
adj
Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
adj
Having the form of a goat
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Obsolete form of crinet. [(obsolete, falconry) Each of the small hair-like feathers growing around a hawk's cere.]
v
(transitive, nonce word) To rid of frogs.
n
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see edible, frog.
adj
(rare, of a bird) nesting
n
Objects precipitated from the sky that are not normally expected, e.g. frogs, fish, coins etc.
n
(UK, slang, archaic) A frog or toad.
n
A dorsal line or stripe in cattle markings
n
alternative typography of fishing frog [(archaic) The anglerfish.]
adj
(of birds) Catching insects while in flight.
adj
(heraldry) Stooping, as for prey: said of an eagle, a falcon, etc.
n
An enclosure for keeping domesticated fowl.
n
(rail transport) The part of a railway switch or turnout where the running-rails cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse’s hoof).
n
(Cockney rhyming slang) Road.
n
(in similes) Something that is frantic.
n
The hind legs of a frog used as food.
n
Alternative form of frogspawn. [A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.]
n
Alternative spelling of Frogspeak [(ethnic slur) Synonym of French]
n
(radiology) A lateral view of the hips with the legs positioned like a frog on a lily pad to prevent them from obscuring each other.
n
A wedding ritual carried out for two frogs as a folk remedy against drought in India.
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Alternative form of frogeater [(slang, derogatory, offensive) A French person.]
n
Alternative spelling of frog march
n
Alternative spelling of Frogspeak [(ethnic slur) Synonym of French]
n
(US, regional, idiomatic) A very heavy downpour of rain; toad-strangler.
n
(rare, offensive) A female frog (French person).
n
(colloquial) A person interested in frogs; a herpetologist who specialises in frogs; a frog enthusiast.
n
a place or enclosure where frogs are kept, and often bred.
n
Alternative form of frogess [A female frog (amphibian).]
n
(childish or endearing) A frog.
n
The state or period of being a frog.
n
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
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(dialect) Synonym of toadstool (“inedible or poisonous mushroom”)
n
(UK dialectal) The spawn of frogs.
n
a place where gerbils are bred
n
A terracotta pot used in Roman times to breed dormice for consumption as food.
n
A place where hamsters are bred.
n
A bird which builds such a nest; a hangbird.
n
A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.
n
(dialectal or poetic) Heron.
n
(historical) A hawk used in hunting herons.
n
A breeding woodland for herons; a heron rookery.
n
(now dialectal) A heron (originally specifically when small or young).
n
Alternative form of herling [(UK, dialect) The young of the sea trout.]
n
Alternative form of leapfrog. [(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until he or she reaches the front of the line, whereupon he also bends over. The process is then repeated.]
n
Alternative form of leapfrog. [(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until he or she reaches the front of the line, whereupon he also bends over. The process is then repeated.]
n
(hawking) A leash for a hawk.
n
(archaic) A nest of pheasants.
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Nestling, as a bird in its nest.
n
A nest for insects or small animals.
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Alternative form of Nordcaper [A type of baleen whale from the North Atlantic (Balaena mysticetus or Balaena biscayensis).]
n
An aviary where parrots and similar exotic birds are kept for display.
n
(Australia, transport, obsolete) Any of various red coloured passenger trains formerly operating in eastern mainland Australia.
n
The observation of sharks in their natural habitat (typically as a holiday experience)
n
(uncountable) A game similar to mumblety peg.
n
Alternative spelling of whalewatcher [One who takes part in whalewatching.]
n
The recreational observation of whales.
n
The practice of spotting whales.
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