wolves
[ woo lvz ]
/ wʊlvz /
noun
plural of wolf.
Words nearby wolves
Definition for wolves (2 of 2)
wolf
[ woo lf ]
/ wʊlf /
noun, plural wolves [woo lvz] /wʊlvz/.
verb (used with object)
to devour voraciously (often followed by down): He wolfed his food.
verb (used without object)
to hunt for wolves.
Origin of wolf
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
OTHER WORDS FROM wolf
wolf·like, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for wolves
British Dictionary definitions for wolves (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for wolves (2 of 3)
Wolf
/ (German vɔlf) /
noun
Friedrich August (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈauɡʊst). 1759–1824, German classical scholar, who suggested that the Homeric poems, esp the Iliad, are products of an oral tradition
Hugo (ˈhuːɡo). 1860–1903, Austrian composer, esp of songs, including the Italienisches Liederbuch and the Spanisches Liederbuch
(wʊlf) Howlin'. See Howlin' Wolf
British Dictionary definitions for wolves (3 of 3)
wolf
/ (wʊlf) /
noun plural wolves (wʊlvz)
verb
(tr often foll by down)
to gulp (down)
(intr)
to hunt wolves
Derived forms of wolf
wolfish, adjective wolflike, adjectiveWord Origin for wolf
Old English
wulf; related to Old High German
wolf, Old Norse
ulfr, Gothic
wulfs, Latin
lupus and
vulpēs fox
Idioms and Phrases with wolves
wolf