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Wolflike
see synonyms of wolflikeAdjective
1. wolfish, wolflike
resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf
Example Sentences:'ran in wolflike packs''wolfish rapacity'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Wolflike
see synonyms of wolflikenounWord forms: plural wolves (wʊlvz
)
1.
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: lupine2.
any of several similar and related canines, such as the red wolf and the coyote (prairie wolf)
3.
the fur of any such animal
4. Tasmanian wolf
5.
a voracious, grabbing, or fiercely cruel person or thing
6. informal
a man who habitually tries to seduce women
7. informal
the destructive larva of any of various moths and beetles
8. Also called: wolf note music
a.
an unpleasant sound produced in some notes played on the violin, cello, etc, owing to resonant vibrations of the belly
b.
an out-of-tune effect produced on keyboard instruments accommodated esp to the system of mean-tone temperament
temperament (sense 4)9. cry wolf
10. keep the wolf from the door
11. lone wolf
12. throw to the wolves
13. wolf in sheep's clothing
verb
14. (transitive; often foll by down)
to gulp (down)
15. (intransitive)
to hunt wolves
noun
1.
Friedrich August (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈauɡʊst). 1759–1824, German classical scholar, who suggested that the Homeric poems, esp the Iliad, are products of an oral tradition
2.
Hugo (ˈhuːɡo). 1860–1903, Austrian composer, esp of songs, including the Italienisches Liederbuch and the Spanisches Liederbuch
3. (wʊlf
) Howlin'. See Howlin' Wolf
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Wolflike
see synonyms of wolflike1.
ˈFrieˈdrich August (ˈfʀidʀɪç aʊˈgust) ; frēˈdriH ougo̅ostˈ) 1759-1824; Ger. classical scholar
2.
ˈHugo (ˈhugoʊ
) ; ho̅oˈgō) 1860-1903; Austrian composer
nounWord forms: plural wolves (wʊlvz
; woolvz)
1.
a.
any of various wild canine carnivores (genus Canis), esp. the gray wolf, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere: domestic dogs are thought to be descended from wolves
b.
the fur of a wolf
2.
a.
a fierce, cruel, or greedy person
b. US, Slang
a man who flirts aggressively with many women
3.
a.
the dissonance of some chords on an organ, piano, etc. that has been tuned in a system of unequal temperament; also, a chord in which such dissonance is heard
b.
an unsteadiness or breaking of certain tones in instruments of the violin group, due to faulty vibration
verb transitiveWord forms: wolfed or ˈwolfing
4.
to eat ravenously, as a wolf does
often with downWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.