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Wolfish
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| wolf (wʊlf) | |
| —n , pl wolves | |
| 1. | See also timber wolf a predatory canine mammal, Canis lupus, which hunts in packs and was formerly widespread in North America and Eurasia but is now less commonRelated: lupine |
| 2. | 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 another name for the thylacine |
| 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. | music Also called: wolf note |
| a. an unpleasant sound produced in some notes played on the violin, cello, etc, owing to resonant vibrations of the belly | |
| b. See temperament an out-of-tune effect produced on keyboard instruments accommodated esp to the system of mean-tone temperament | |
| 9. | cry wolf to give a false alarm |
| 10. | keep the wolf from the door to ward off starvation or privation |
| 11. | lone wolf a person or animal who prefers to be alone |
| 12. | throw to the wolves to abandon or deliver to destruction |
| 13. | wolf in sheep's clothing a malicious person in a harmless or benevolent disguise |
| —vb (often foll by down) | |
| 14. | to gulp (down) |
| 15. | (intr) to hunt wolves |
| Related: lupine | |
| [Old English wulf; related to Old High German wolf, Old Norse ulfr, Gothic wulfs, Latin lupus and vulpēs fox] | |
| 'wolfish | |
| —adj | |
| 'wolflike | |
| —adj | |
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