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жаба — meaning in English

zhaba

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English meaning

  • dog noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
  • frog noun A small tailless amphibian with long hind legs built for jumping and swimming.
  • Java name A large island in Indonesia, home to the capital, Jakarta.
  • toad noun A squat, warty-skinned amphibian related to frogs, typically with drier skin and shorter legs.

Senses

жаба is used for these senses in English:

  • Java (computer language) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.
  • dog (slang, derogatory) A dull, unattractive girl or woman.
  • frog Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
  • quinsy (medicine) A peritonsillar abscess; a painful pus-filled inflammation or abscess of the tonsils and surrounding tissues, usually a complication of tonsillitis, caused by bacterial infection and often accompanied by fever.
  • toad An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.

dog — full definition

  1. noun A domesticated mammal (Canis familiaris) kept as a pet or working animal, closely related to wolves.
  2. noun Informal: an unpleasant, cowardly, or morally low person, or (dated/offensive) an unattractive woman.
  3. noun A mechanical clamp, catch, or gripping device used to hold or fasten something.

frog — full definition

  1. noun A small tailless amphibian with long hind legs built for jumping and swimming.
  2. noun The part of a violin or similar bow that the player grips, holding the horsehair in place.
  3. noun Informal and often considered offensive: a French person.
  4. verb Informal: to undo the stitches of a knitted item in order to fix a mistake or reuse the yarn.

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