Wolf

  • 71wolf — n. 1) wolfves howl 2) wolves hunt in packs 3) a pack of wolves 4) a young wolf is a pup 5) (misc.) to cry wolf ( to give a false alarm ); to keep the wolf from the door ( to provide the necessities ); a wolf in sheep s clothing ( one who… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 72wolf — noun (plural wolves) 1》 a carnivorous mammal which is the largest member of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. [Canis lupus.]     ↘used in names of similar or related mammals, e.g. Tasmanian wolf. 2》 a rapacious or ferocious person.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 73wolf — [[t]wʊlf[/t]] n. pl. wolves (woolvz), v. 1) mam any of several carnivorous mammals of the genus Canus, esp. the gray wolf, Canis lupus, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere 2) mam any of several other large canids, as the maned wolf …

    From formal English to slang

  • 74Wolf — pilkasis vilkas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Canis lupus angl. common wolf; European wolf; grey wolf; timber wolf; wolf vok. europäisch asiatischer Wolf; mittelrussischer Waldwolf; schwarzer Wolf;… …

    Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • 75wolf — pilkasis vilkas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Canis lupus angl. common wolf; European wolf; grey wolf; timber wolf; wolf vok. europäisch asiatischer Wolf; mittelrussischer Waldwolf; schwarzer Wolf;… …

    Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • 76wolf — wolf1 [wulf] n plural wolves [wulvz] [: Old English; Origin: wulf] 1.) a wild animal that looks like a large dog and lives and hunts in groups ▪ a pack of wolves 2.) a wolf in sheep s clothing someone who seems to be friendly or harmless but is… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 77Wolf — Wolf1 Sm Raubtier std. (8. Jh.), mhd. wolf, ahd. wolf, as. wulf Stammwort. Aus g. * wulfa m. Wolf , auch in gt. wulfs, anord. úlfr, ae. wulf, afr. wolf. Die vergleichbaren Wörter der außergermanischen Sprachen bieten lautliche Schwierigkeiten. Am …

    Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • 78wolf — [[t]w ʊlf[/t]] wolves, wolfs, wolfing, wolfed 1) N COUNT A wolf is a wild animal that looks like a large dog. 2) VERB If someone wolfs their food, they eat it all very quickly and greedily. [INFORMAL] [V n] I was back in the changing room wolfing …

    English dictionary

  • 79wolf — 1 noun plural wolves, (C) 1 a wild animal that looks like a large dog and lives and hunts in groups: a pack of wolves 2 a wolf in sheep s clothing someone who seems to be friendly but is in fact, unpleasant etc 3 cry wolf to keep asking for help… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 80wolf — I. noun (plural wolves) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wulf; akin to Old High German wolf wolf, Latin lupus, Greek lykos Date: before 12th century 1. plural also wolf a. any of several large predatory canids… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary