wolf
n. countablen. a large wild animal that looks like a dog and lives in a group called a pack. They are known for hunting together and howling at the moon.
n. a large predatory canine mammal, Canis lupus, native to North America and Eurasia. Typically social animals that hunt in packs and exhibit complex hierarchical structures.
The wolf howls loudly in the forest.
Hikers were warned to stay on the trail after a local farmer spotted a wolf near the edge of the woods.
The reintroduction of the gray wolf to the national park triggered a trophic cascade, significantly altering the local ecosystem by controlling the elk population and allowing vegetation to recover.
From wolf.
From Middle English and German short forms of given names containing the Germanic element "wolf".
The plural form is 'wolves'.
three wolfsthree wolvesNouns ending in -f often change to -ves in the plural.
- 01
cry wolf
To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.
- 02
have the wolf by the ear
To be in a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.
- 03
keep the wolf from the door
To ward off poverty or hunger.