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[1] any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.
[2] the fur of such an animal.
[3] any of various wolflike animals of different families, as the thylacine.
[4] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . the constellation Lupus.
[5] the larva of any of various small insects infesting granaries.
[6] a cruelly rapacious person.
[7] Informal . a man who makes amorous advances to many women.
[8] Music . the harsh discord heard in certain chords of keyboard instruments, especially the organ, when tuned on some system of unequal temperament. a chord or interval in which such a discord appears. (in bowed instruments) a discordant or false vibration in a string due to a defect in structure or adjustment of the instrument.
[9] to devour voraciously (often followed by down ): He wolfed his food.
[10] to hunt for wolves.
[11] cry wolf , to give a false alarm: Is she really sick or is she just crying wolf?
[12] keep the wolf from the door , to avert poverty or starvation; provide sufficiently for: Their small inheritance kept the wolf from the door.
[13] throw to the wolves . throw(def 57) .
[14] wolf in sheep's clothing , a person who conceals his or her evil intentions or character beneath an innocent exterior.
[15] Baron Christian von. Christian von Wolff.
[16] Frie·drich Au·gust [fr ee -dr ikh ou -goo  st] /ˈfri drɪx ˈaʊ gʊst/ , 1759–1824, German classical scholar.
[17] Hu·go [hoo -goh] /ˈhu goʊ/ , 1860–1903, Austrian composer.
[18] a male given name.
[19] a predatory canine mammal, Canis lupus, which hunts in packs and was formerly widespread in North America and Eurasia but is now less common See also timber wolf Related adjective: lupine
[20] any of several similar and related canines, such as the red wolf and the coyote (prairie wolf )
[21] the fur of any such animal
[22] Tasmanian wolf another name for the thylacine
[23] a voracious, grabbing, or fiercely cruel person or thing
[24] informal a man who habitually tries to seduce women
[25] informal the destructive larva of any of various moths and beetles
[26] Also called: wolf note music an unpleasant sound produced in some notes played on the violin, cello, etc, owing to resonant vibrations of the belly an out-of-tune effect produced on keyboard instruments accommodated esp to the system of mean-tone temperament See temperament (def. 4)
[27] cry wolf to give a false alarm
[28] keep the wolf from the door to ward off starvation or privation
[29] lone wolf a person or animal who prefers to be alone
[30] throw to the wolves to abandon or deliver to destruction
[31] wolf in sheep's clothing a malicious person in a harmless or benevolent disguise
[32] (tr often foll by down ) to gulp (down)
[33] (intr) to hunt wolves
[34] Friedrich August (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈauɡʊst). 1759–1824, German classical scholar, who suggested that the Homeric poems, esp the Iliad, are products of an oral tradition
[35] Hugo (ˈhuːɡo). 1860–1903, Austrian composer, esp of songs, including the Italienisches Liederbuch and the Spanisches Liederbuch
[36] (wʊlf ) Howlin'. See Howlin' Wolf

Words related to Wolf

gulp, gobble, devour, stuff, slosh, slop, guzzle, bolt, ingurgitate, cram, gorge, swallow, pack

Words nearby Wolf

wokingham, wokka board, wolcott, wold, wolds, wolf, wolf call, wolf cub, wolf dog, wolf herring, wolf in sheep's clothing

Origin of Wolf

before 900; Middle English; Old English wulf; cognate with German Wolf, Old Norse ulfr, Gothic wulfs, Polish wilk, Lithuanian vil̃kas, Sanskrit vṛka; akin to Latin lupus, Greek lýkos

Other words from Wolf

wolf·like , adjective

Word origin for Wolf

Old English wulf; related to Old High German wolf, Old Norse ulfr, Gothic wulfs, Latin lupus and vulpēs fox

Synonyms for Wolf

devour, gobble, gulp, bolt, cram, gorge, guzzle, ingurgitate, pack, slop, slosh, stuff, swallow