Transcription
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- [woo lf]
- /wʊlf/
- /wʊlf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [woo lf]
- /wʊlf/
Definitions of wolf word
- noun plural wolf 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. 1
- noun plural wolf the fur of such an animal. 1
- noun plural wolf any of various wolflike animals of different families, as the thylacine. 1
- noun plural wolf (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Lupus. 1
- noun plural wolf the larva of any of various small insects infesting granaries. 1
- noun plural wolf a cruelly rapacious person. 1
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Origin of wolf
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Wolf
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wolf popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wolf usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wolf
verb wolf
- gobble — to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.
- bolt — A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
- devour — If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
- scoff — to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
- guzzle — South Midland and Southern U.S. gozzle.
noun wolf
- casanova — Giovanni Jacopo (dʒoˈvanni ˈjaːkopo). 1725–98, Italian adventurer noted for his Mémoires, a vivid account of his sexual adventures and of contemporary society
- don juan — a legendary Spanish nobleman famous for his many seductions and dissolute life.
- romeo — the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- lothario — (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- womanizer — a philanderer.
Antonyms for wolf
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