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wolves

wolves
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [woo lvz]
    • /wʊlvz/
    • /wʊlf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [woo lvz]
    • /wʊlvz/

Definitions of wolves word

  • noun wolves plural of wolf. 1
  • noun plural wolves 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 wolves the fur of such an animal. 1
  • noun plural wolves any of various wolflike animals of different families, as the thylacine. 1
  • noun plural wolves (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Lupus. 1
  • noun plural wolves the larva of any of various small insects infesting granaries. 1
See all 18 definitions of wolves

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Origin of wolves

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 Wolves

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Wolves

wolves popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% 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".

wolves usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wolves

verb wolves

  • gobbles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gobble.
  • bolts — a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
  • gorges — gurge (def 2).
  • gulps — Plural form of gulp.
  • crams — to fill (something) by force with more than it can easily hold.
All 6 Synonyms of wolves

Antonyms for wolves

verb wolves

  • nibbles — Plural form of nibble.
  • opens — Plural form of open.
All 2 Antonyms of wolves

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Related words

  • 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.

  • borzoi

    a tall graceful fast-moving breed of dog with a long silky coat, originally used in Russia for hunting wolves

  • canid

    any animal of the dog family

  • getter

    a person or thing that gets.

  • heartworm

    a parasitic nematode, Dirofilaria immitis, transmitted by mosquito and invading the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, wolves, and foxes throughout its range in tropical, subtropical and, more recently, temperate regions around the world.

  • spyhop

    a vertical half-rise out of the water performed by a whale in order to view the surroundings. a springing bounce in tall grasses performed by certain land mammals, as foxes and wolves, to view the surroundings.
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