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- [woo lf]
- /wʊlf/
- /wʊlf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [woo lf]
- /wʊlf/
Definitions of wolfs word
- noun plural wolfs 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 wolfs the fur of such an animal. 1
- noun plural wolfs any of various wolflike animals of different families, as the thylacine. 1
- noun plural wolfs (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Lupus. 1
- noun plural wolfs the larva of any of various small insects infesting granaries. 1
- noun plural wolfs a cruelly rapacious person. 1
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Origin of wolfs
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 Wolfs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wolfs 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".
wolfs usage trend in Literature
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general wolfs
- devours — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devour.