wolf (noun)

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• wolf cub — noun a young wolf • Syn: ↑wolf pup • Hypernyms: ↑young mammal, ↑wolf * * * noun Britain : a boy who is a member of a division of the Boy Scouts for boys from 8 to 11 years old compare cub scout …   Useful english dictionary

• wolf — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lone ▪ A lone wolf howled under the full moon. ▪ wild ▪ hungry (often figurative) ▪ ravening (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

• wolf — ► NOUN (pl. wolves) 1) a carnivorous mammal that lives and hunts in packs and is the largest member of the dog family. 2) informal a man who habitually seduces women. ► VERB (usu. wolf down) ▪ devour (food) greedily. ● cry wolf Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

• wolf whistle — noun : a wolf call consisting of a 2 toned whistle * * * noun, pl ⋯ whistles [count] : a loud whistle made by men to indicate that a woman is attractive ◇ Some people consider wolf whistles to be offensive. * * * ˈwolf whistle [wolf whistle wolf… …   Useful english dictionary

• wolf pack — noun 1. a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys • Hypernyms: ↑fleet 2. a group of wolves hunting together • Hypernyms: ↑pack * * * noun Etymology: intended as translation of German rudel flock, herd, pack ( …   Useful english dictionary

• wolf dog — noun 1. : any of various large dogs (as the Irish wolfhound) formerly kept for hunting wolves 2. : the offspring of a cross between a wolf and a domestic dog 3. : a dog resembling or thought to resemble a wolf irrespective of its actual breeding… …   Useful english dictionary

• wolf note — noun : wolf 3 * * * wolf (defs. 8a, c). * * * wolf note noun (music) A wolf • • • Main Entry: ↑wolf …   Useful english dictionary

• wolf tooth — noun also wolf s tooth 1. : a small vestigial first premolar that is sometimes present in a horse on each side in front of the normal grinders and that is regularly found in some fossil members of the family Equidae 2. : needle tooth 3. : a… …   Useful english dictionary

• wolf-whistle — wolf whistles, wolf whistling, wolf whistled also wolf whistle VERB If someone wolf whistles, they make a whistling sound with a short rising note and a longer falling note. Some men wolf whistle at a woman to show that they think she is… …   English dictionary

• wolf — 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

• wolf´ish|ness — wolf|ish «WUL fihsh», adjective. 1. like a wolf; savage: »a wolfish looking dog, wolfish cruelty. SYNONYM(S): rapacious. 2. greedy: »a wolfish appetite. 3. of or having to do with a wolf or wolves. –wolf´ish|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary