wolf en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /wʊlf/ (New-Zealand)
- /wʉlf/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- [wʊwf] (New-Zealand)
- /wʊlf/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- wo͝of
- (General-American) audio
- /wʊlf/ (General-American)
- wo͝olf
- /wʌlf/
- /wʊf/
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- [wʟ̩ːf] (Southern-US)
- [wʊɫf] (General-American)
- wŭlf
- [wɵɫf] (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Proto-Germanic *wulfaz Proto-West Germanic *wulf Old English wulf Middle English wolf English wolf Inherited from Middle English wolf, from Old English wulf, ƿulf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos. Doublet of lobo and lupus. Cognates Cognate with Scots wouf, North Frisian wulew, Saterland Frisian and German Low German Wulf, West Frisian, Alemannic German, and Dutch wolf, Bavarian bolf, bölf, Woif, Cimbrian and Mòcheno bolf, German Wolf, Luxembourgish Wollef, Vilamovian wuf, Yiddish וואָלף (volf), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk ulv, Faroese úlvur, Icelandic úlfur, Swedish ulf, ulv, Gothic 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs); also Irish and Scottish Gaelic olc (“bad, evil”), Lepontic 𐌖𐌋𐌊𐌏𐌔 (ulkos), Manx olk (“bad”), Sanskrit वृक (vṛ́ka), Persian گرگ (gorg), Latgalian vylks, Latvian vìlks, Lithuanian vilkas, Belarusian воўк (vowk), Bulgarian вълк (vălk), Czech and Slovak vlk, Macedonian and Russian волк (volk), Polish wilk, Serbo-Croatian вук, vuk, Slovene volk, Ukrainian вовк (vovk), Albanian ujk, ulk, Latin lupus, Greek λύκος (lýkos), Hittite 𒉿𒀠𒆪𒉿𒀸, Lydian 𐤥𐤠𐤩𐤥𐤤 (walwe, “lion”), Tocharian B walkwe.
Meanings
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(countable) Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
He would listen quietly at meetings of the Politburo, or to distinguished visitors, puffing at his Dunhill pipe, doodling aimlessly - his secretaries Poskrebyshev and Dvinsky write that his pads were sometimes covered with the phrase ‘Lenin-teacher-friend’, but the last foreigner to visit him, in February 1953, noted that he was doodling wolves.
1968, Robert Conquest, “The Purge Begins”, in The Great Terror: Stalin's Purge of the Thirties, Macmillan Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 74:
- (countable) Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. ▸ Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.
- A man who makes amorous advances to many women.
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A wolf tone or wolf note.
The soft violin solo was marred by persistent wolves.
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(figuratively) Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation.
They toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door.
the bee wolf
“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 85:
- One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths.
- A white worm which infests granaries, the larva of Nemapogon granella, a tineid moth.
- A wolf spider (Lycosidae spp.).
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(obsolete) An eating ulcer or sore. See lupus.
If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf into thy side
1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC:
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A willying machine, that uses willow twigs to cleanse wool.
The loosening and purifying of the raw cotton from the various impurities , such as sand, grit, &c., is accomplished by beating with the hand, or by the Wolf machine, by means of a cylinder, the surface of which is covered with sharp iron teeth
1872, Johann Rudolph von Wagner, A handbook of Chemical Technology:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wolves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
dingo (large wild canid) · coyote (large wild canid) · jackal (large wild canid) · fox (large wild canid) · dog (large wild canid)
Deriveds
brush wolf · dire wolf · hungry like the wolf · wolf in one's stomach · wolf-whelp · wolfman · sell wolf tickets · woyote · wolf guarding the sheep · Ethelwolf · wolfhood · wolf-mother · Futsing wolf snake · wolfless · wolf tree · wolf pup · wolfpack · the wolf is at the door · were wolf · Armbruster's wolf · wolfshit · man is a wolf to man · wolf herring · Wolfland · man-wolf · wolvish · she-wolf · wolf back · wolfspeak · wolfsicle · wolf-grey · wolf up · buy wolf tickets · wolf down · wolfish · wolf warrior · wolf snake · wolf in one's belly · wolf in a lamb's skin · folf · sea wolf · wolf worm · wolffish · red wolf · wolf cub · wolf net · wolfsbane · wolf whelp · Big Bad Wolf · wolfess · wolf cut · aard-wolf · wolf dog · wolf tooth · lone wolf · wolf of Wall Street · mer-wolf · wolf-hunter · who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl · merwolf · have the wolf by the ear · Lone Wolf · Wolfstar · wolf moon · antiwolf · wolf at the door · wolfaboo · wolfie · wolf father · he-wolf · a wolf · were-wolf · wolfy · raised by wolves · zebra wolf · wolf-child · Arctic wolf spider · wolf eel · wolf whistle · cry wolf · rye wolf · wolf's-fist · wolfdom · wolfer · the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature · Wolf Point · earthwolf · wolf pack · wolfling · Desertas wolf spider · seawolf · wolven · wolf in wool · wolf-fish · wolf call · wolf child · wolfcoat · white wolf · werewolf · wolf eliminator · aphid wolves · wolf willow · wolfberry · wolf in sheep's clothing · wolf-cat · wolf lichen · ghost wolf · eastern wolf · wolf bean · wolfwoman · wolf-pack · demiwolf · wolfly · tiger wolf · aardwolf · wolf jump · wolfskin · wolf tone · Beowulf · maned wolf · wolfproof · wolf packing · wolfkin · wolflike · wolf interval · keep the wolf from the door · folfsky · like a wolf on the fold · wolfkind · rabid wolf spider · coywolf · wolf-whistle · wolf hook · wolf ticket · wher-wolf
Descendants
Hypernyms
Canis lupus (large wild canid) · canid (large wild canid)
Hyponyms
she-wolf (large wild canid) · Interior Alaskan wolf · Alsatian wolf dog · tundra wolf · timber wolf · Antarctic wolf · Tasmanian wolf · Alexander Archipelago wolf · Falkland Islands wolf · Greenland wolf · Apennine wolf · Ezo wolf · European wolf · Chinese wolf · Indian wolf · Tibetan wolf · Falkland Island wolf · Taimyr wolf · wolfess (large wild canid) · prairie wolf · arctic wolf · Japanese wolf · Iranian wolf · Bernard's wolf · African golden wolf · African wolf · Abyssinian wolf · polar wolf · grey wolf · painted wolf · Great Plains wolf · Arctic wolf · Eurasian wolf · Himalayan wolf · Sakhalin wolf · Mexican wolf · mountain wolf · Florida black wolf · Alaskan tundra wolf · Hokkaido wolf · Honshu wolf · Gregory's wolf · Ethiopian wolf · Italian wolf · Manitoba wolf · Iberian wolf · gray wolf
Synonyms
loafer · loper · lofer · grey wolf · grey wolf · lover · lobo
Translations (433)
pi vaka (animal) · ja ウルフ (animal) · sh žènskār (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · fi susisävel (unpleasant musical tone) · ar ذِئْب (animal) · hop kwewu (animal) · ps لېوه (animal) · pms luv (animal) · fi häntäheikki (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · chr ᏩᏯ (animal) · alt бӧрӱ (animal) · ar ديب (animal) · pt lobo (animal) · mhn bolf (animal) · lbe барцӏ (animal) · scn lupu (animal) · yrk-tun ӈылека (animal) · vep händikaz (animal) · ar ذيب (animal) · fr loup (animal) · arc ܕܐܒܐ (animal) · myv верьгиз (animal) · mic paqt'sm (animal) · cu влькъ (animal) · sh ву̑к (animal) · pt mulherengo (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · kjh пӱӱр (animal) · udi ул (animal) · qu atawka (animal) · lez жанавур (animal) · rue вовк (animal) · hy գայլ (animal) · mi wuruhi (animal) · niv лиғс (animal) · hu farkas (animal) · prg wilkis (animal) · uk вовк (animal) · ket ӄыт (animal) · xmf გერი (animal) · ks رامہٕ ہوٗن (animal) · mg amboadia (animal) · tzm ⵓⵛⵛⵏ (animal) · apw mbaaʼtsu (animal) · sbv hirpus (animal) · orv вълкъ (animal) · pdt Wulf (nds) (animal) · sco wouf (animal) · da don juan (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · abe môlsem (animal) · ar ديب (animal) · hsb wjelk (animal) · ps شرمښ (animal) · evn иргичи (animal) · te తోడేలు (animal) · non úlfr (animal) · bg вълк (animal) · el λύκος (animal) · vi chó sói (animal) · lad לוב׳ו (animal) · got 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (animal) · pox våuk (animal) · so yey (animal) · alq mahìgan (animal) · br bleiz (animal) · xal чон (animal) · mn чоно (animal) · iu ᐊᒪᕈᖅ (animal) · ady тыгъужъ (animal) · slr bori (animal) · mga fáel (animal) · ms zib (animal) · as কুকুৰনেচীয়া বাঘ (animal) · itl хивнэ (animal) · tab жанавар (animal) · ja オオカミ (animal) · crh börü (animal) · tct laput (animal) · ms سريݢالا (animal) · ttm agay (animal) · az canavar (animal) · egl låuv (animal) · pa ਬਘਿਆੜ (animal) · mga sídach (animal) · ti ተዅላ (animal) · mdf врьгаз (animal) · tyz ma nuầy (animal) · twf kòléna (animal) · rup lupu (animal) · mt dib (animal) · fo revur (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · ur گُرْگ (animal) · ab абгаду (animal) · de Wolf (animal) · it donnaiolo (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · ee amegãxi (animal) · ba бүре (animal) · oj ma'iingan (animal) · tce ägay (Aishihik) (animal) · sh vȗk (animal) · sva თხე̄რე (animal) · ang wulf (animal) · lmo lov (animal) · ik amaġuq (animal) · is úlfur (animal) · mr लांडगा (animal) · fi naistenmies (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · glk ورگ (animal) · ttt gürg (animal) · ka მგელი (animal) · haw ʻīlio hae (animal) · xgf 'iisawut (animal) · mtq khỏl (animal) · chy hó'nehe (animal) · ga faolchú (animal) · kmr gur (animal) · ccp 𑄤𑄇𑄴 (animal) · af wolf (animal) · az qurd (animal) · ycl veimar (animal) · csm húŋ·u- (animal) · nah cuetlāchtli (animal) · tg гург (animal) · kpy гʼэгылӈын (animal) · cjm ꨔꨪꩂ (animal) · oc lop (animal) · fi susihukka (animal) · mrj пирӹ (animal) · bal گرک (animal) · frr Ulv (animal) · cu вльчица (animal) · zh 狼 (animal) · uz boʻri (animal) · lo ໝາປ່າ (animal) · be ваўчы́ца (animal) · my ဝံပုလွေ (animal) · sjd скуммьп (animal) · mrh changie (animal) · pl basior (animal) · rif uššen (animal) · wa leu (animal) · fa گُرْگ (animal) · tht ch’iyōne (animal) · ga madra alla (animal) · lij lô (animal) · apw ba’choh (animal) · ms serigala (animal) · bh भेड़िया (animal) · cu ⰲⰾⱐⰽⱏ (animal) · vro susi (animal) · om yeeyyii (animal) · krc бёрю (animal) · lus chinghnia (animal) · pim naantam (animal) · ab ақәыџьма (animal) · tk gurt (animal) · izh huntti (animal) · hrx Wollef (animal) · fur lôv (animal) · gun aguara-jagua (animal) · nb gråbein (animal) · os бирӕгъ (animal) · th หมาป่า (animal) · sga cú allaid (animal) · eo lupo (animal) · lmo loff (animal) · de Meister Graubein (animal) · kca-nor пӑсты вой (animal) · nxq xulkee (animal) · sei xeecoj (animal) · kum бёрю (animal) · nv mąʼiitsoh (animal) · nb varg (animal) · jv mbaung (animal) · frr ulf (animal) · ii ꆿꍫ (animal) · cr ᒪᐦᐃᑲᐣ (animal) · sei ziix yaacö caaixaj (animal) · vo lup (animal) · mns-nor ха̄йтнут (animal) · zh 狼 (animal) · gu ભેડીયો (animal) · alq mokquishim (animal) · bua шоно (animal) · frp lop (animal) · vo ludog (animal) · kmr gurg (animal) · mic paqte'smug (animal) · ko 이리 (animal) · zdj dhiiɓu (animal) · tt бүре (animal) · ani боцӏо (animal) · mnc ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡝ (animal) · kk бөрі (animal) · he זְאֵב (animal) · mi wuruwhi (animal) · nog боьри (animal) · ga madra allta (animal) · bn নেকড়ে (animal) · ia lupo (animal) · ce борз (animal) · inh борз (animal) · uk вовчи́ця (animal) · fr tombeur (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · fo konufólkarevur (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · lld louf (animal) · zza verg (diq) (animal) · bbl ბჵორწ (animal) · mr वृक (animal) · ovd warg (animal) · lkt šuŋgmánitu tȟáŋka (animal) · bo སྤྱང་ཀི (animal) · rm louf (animal) · rm luf (animal) · sgs vėlks (animal) · ru волчи́ца (animal) · fur lôf (animal) · lzz მგერი (animal) · tmr דֵּיבָא (animal) · xsr སྤྱང་ཀུ (animal) · tk möjek (animal) · nn gråbein (animal) · ug قاراشقاۇ (animal) · de Woif (animal) · nl wolf (animal) · kca-nor пурты вой (animal) · zh лон (animal) · tli g̱ooch (animal) · id serigala (animal) · sah бөрө (animal) · kn ತೋಳ (animal) · pa بَگِھیاڑ (animal) · arc ܕܐܒܬܐ (animal) · yok-svy yawlicʼ (animal) · olo hukku (animal) · yue 狼 (animal) · mns-nor са̄лыуй (animal) · bla omahkapi'si (animal) · eu otso (animal) · gd faol (animal) · wal worakanaa (animal) · aii ܕܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ (animal) · tk böri (animal) · akk 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (animal) · uz qashqir (animal) · kk қасқыр (animal) · cs vlk (animal) · th สุนัขป่า (animal) · cfm cinghnia (animal) · abq квыджьма (animal) · fa گُرْگ (animal) · ckb گورگ (animal) · kbd дыгъужь (animal) · hi वृक (animal) · esu kegluneq (animal) · vec lovo (animal) · mhr пире (animal) · moe maikan (animal) · kca-nor вўԓы пурты вой (animal) · unm tëme (animal) · av бацӏ (animal) · hai g̱úuj (animal) · apk ba’ (animal) · ky бөрү (animal) · rsk вовк (animal) · ne ब्वाँसो (animal) · vi sói (animal) · lb Wollef (animal) · bo སྦྱང་ཀུ (animal) · sq ujk (animal) · dlg бөрө (animal) · nn ulv (animal) · sa श्वक (animal) · gd madadh-allaidh (animal) · ckt иʼны (animal) · gv moddey oaldey (animal) · kw bleydh (animal) · se gumpe (animal) · ota قورت (animal) · uum джанавар (animal) · mga fáelchú (animal) · yi וואָלף (animal) · gl lobo (animal) · za manaez (animal) · nio ӈӱлиаӡә (animal) · zh лонвазы (animal) · sl volk (animal) · sa वृक (animal) · ml ചെന്നായ് (animal) · ht lou (animal) · ots lobo (animal) · si වෘකයා (animal) · et susi (animal) · ii ꆿꆚ (animal) · co lupu (animal) · sux 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (animal) · uk вовчи́ха (animal) · cy blaidd (animal) · wym wūf (animal) · ur بھیڑِیا (animal) · csb wilk (animal) · ltg vylks (animal) · mfe lelou (animal) · lv vilks (animal) · or ଗଧିଆ (animal) · wuu 狼 (animal) · mic paqtesm (animal) · ain ウォセカムイ (animal) · pl wadera (animal) · kca-nor пурвой (animal) · be воўк (animal) · apw ma’choh (animal) · lki گوِرگ (animal) · krl hukka (animal) · ro lup (animal) · ms ذيب (animal) · udm кион (animal) · sdh گوِرگ (animal) · it lupo (animal) · ar ذيب (animal) · fo úlvur (animal) · iro-min utháyôni (animal) · apj ba’iitso (animal) · sw mbwa mwitu (animal) · fi särö (unpleasant musical tone) · tpi weldok (animal) · lt vilkas (animal) · nuk qʷayac̕iik (animal) · hak 狼 (animal) · rhg rañgkuñir (animal) · km ចចក (animal) · lad lovo (animal) · sv ulv (animal) · atj mahikan (animal) · kl amaroq (animal) · txb walkwe (animal) · am ተኩላ (animal) · sc lupu (animal) · sh жѐнска̄р (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · ug قارىشقۇ (animal) · apw ba'cho (animal) · pl wilk (animal) · tr kurt (animal) · orh guykə (animal) · ruo lup (animal) · ru волк (animal) · cop ⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ (animal) · win šųųkjąk (animal) · cv кашкӑр (animal) · mns-nor са̄лы пурнэ ӯй (animal) · mzn ورگ (animal) · nxq paqkee (animal) · es lobo (animal) · hoi nikʼighun (animal) · ja 狼 (animal) · mfe loulou (animal) · paw ckírihki (animal) · io volfo (animal) · gld енгур (animal) · ug قۇرت (animal) · tbd weldok (animal) · tyv бөрү (animal) · lo ສິຄາລະ (animal) · nds Wulf (animal) · fi hukka (animal) · vot susi (animal) · ko 늑대 (animal) · kls grast (animal) · ain ホㇿケゥ (animal) · zh мулон (animal) · xag 𐕒𐕡𐔾 (animal) · xcl գայլ (animal) · hi भेड़िया (animal) · yai урк (animal) · sms čõrmm (animal) · izh susi (animal) · ta ஓநாய் (animal) · nb ulv (animal) · cdo 狼 (animal) · mwl lhobo (animal) · bft شانكو (animal) · mt lupu (animal) · gon तोडेल्ली (animal) · da ulv (animal) · sk vlk (animal) · fy wolf (animal) · rom ruv (animal) · izh suto (animal) · ug بۆرە (animal) · gug jaguaru (animal) · cel-gau drucocu (animal) · dgr dìga (animal) · et hunt (animal) · kaa bo'ri (animal) · ale aliĝngix̂ (animal) · sjd пальтэсь (animal) · ses ganjihanŝi (animal) · sga macc tíre (animal) · fi susi (animal) · vec łovo (animal) · tr börü (animal) · cjm ꨀꨧꨭꩃ ꨔꨪꩂ (animal) · moh okwáho (animal) · la lupus (animal) · sv varg (animal) · stq Wulf (animal) · lo ໝາໄນ (animal) · hwc wolf (animal) · ast llobu (animal) · nn varg (animal) · zu inja yasendle (animal) · fr loup (unpleasant musical tone) · grc λύκος (animal) · kpv кӧин (animal) · es mujeriego (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · ky карышкыр (animal) · ckt ээʼгычгын (animal) · sga cú (animal) · kca-eas ө̆вәр кӱрәп ө̆т (animal) · mk волк (animal) · kaa qasqır (animal) · cjs пӧрӱ (animal) · urk อาซู ฮูตัด (animal) · ca llop (animal) · zun yuna:wik'o (animal) · dsb wjelk (animal) · be ваўчы́ха (animal) · ga mac tíre (animal) · khv боцӏа (animal) · tl lobo (animal) · yrk-tun сармик (animal) · ca faldiller (man who makes amorous advances on many women) · ctd ngia (animal) · chg بورى (animal)