English-Thai Dictionary

wolf

N ขนของ หมาป่า  kon-kong-ma-pa

 

wolf

N คน ละโมบ และ โหดร้าย  kon-la-mob-lea-hod-rai

 

wolf

N ผู้ชาย เจ้าชู้ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  เสือผู้หญิง  playboy phu-chai-jao-chu

 

wolf

N สุนัขป่า  หมาป่า  su-nak-pa

 

wolf

VT สวาปาม  กิน อย่าง ตะกละตะกลาม  devour gobble guzzle wolf down sa-wa-pam

 

wolf down

PHRV กิน อย่าง ตะกละ  กิน อย่าง กระหาย  kin-yang-ta-kam

 

wolf in sheep's clothing

IDM คน ไม่ดี ที่ ภายนอก ดูเหมือน ดี  kon-mai-de-pai-nok-du-muan-de

 

wolfberry

N ไม้พุ่ม แถบ อเมริกา เหนือ ที่ มีผล สี ขาว  ชื่อ ละติน คือ  Symphoricarpos occidentalis mai-pum-tab-ar-me-ri-ka-nuan-ti-me-se-kao

 

wolffish

N ปลา ขนาดใหญ่ จำพวก  Anarhichas อยู่ ใน แถบ แอตแลนติก ตอนเหนือ  pla-ka-nad-yai

 

wolfhound

N สุนัข ขนาดใหญ่ เคย ใช้ ล่าสัตว์ ใหญ่ เช่น  สุนัขป่า  su-nak-ka-nad-yai-koi-chai-la-sad

 

wolfish

ADJ เหมือน หรือ คล้าย สุนัขป่า  คล้าย หมาป่า  lupine muan-rue-klai-su-nak-pa

 

wolfishly

ADV เหมือน สุนัขป่า  rapaciously muan-su-nak-pa

 

wolfram

N แร่ วุลแฟรม (คำ โบรา ณ  ทังสเตน  tungsten wolframite rea-wun-fem

 

wolframite

N แร่ วุลแฟรม  แร่ ทังสเตน  wolfram tungsten rea-wun-fem

 

wolfsbane

N พืช พวก  Aconitum มีด อก สีเหลือง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WOLF

n.WULF. [G., Gr. ] 1. An animal of the genus Canis, a beast of prey that kills sheep and other small domestic animals; called sometimes the wild dog. The wolf is crafty, greedy and ravenous.
2. A small white worm or maggot, which infests granaries.
3. An eating ulcer.

 

WOLF-DOG

n. 1. A dog of a large breed, kept to guard sheep.
2. A dog supposed to be bred between a dog and a wolf.

 

WOLF-FISH

n.A fish, the lupus marinus, (the Anarrhichas lupus of Linne; ) a fierce voracious fish of the northern seas.

 

WOLFISH

a.Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as a wolfish visage; wolfish designs.

 

WOLF-NET

n.A kind of net used in fishing, which takes great numbers.

 

WOLFRAM

n.In mineralogy, an ore of tungsten. Its color is generally a brownish of grayish black; when cut with a knife, it gives a reddish brown streak. It occurs massive and crystalized, and in concentric lamellar concretions.

 

WOLFS-BANE

n. 1. A poisonous plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite.
2. The winter aconite, or Helleborus hyemalis.

 

WOLFS-CLAW

n.A plant of the genus Lycopodium.

 

WOLFS-MILK

n.An herb.

 

WOLFS-PEACH

n.A plant of the genus Solanum, (S. Lycopersicum )

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WOLF

Wolf, n.; pl. Wolves. Etym: [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. ulfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr. ly `kos, Skr. vrska; also to Gr. "e `lkein to draw, drag, tear in pieces. sq. root286. Cf. Lupine, a., Lyceum. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus ), the American gray, or timber, wolf (C. occidentalis ),and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvæ of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee wolf.

 

3. Fig. : Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door.

 

4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.

 

5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. Lupus. [Obs. ] If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf into thy side. Jer. Taylor.

 

6. (Mus. ) (a ) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament. (b ) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective vibration in certain notes of the scale.

 

7. (Textile Manuf.)

 

Defn: A willying machine. Knight. Black wolf. (Zoöl.) (a ) A black variety of the European wolf which is common in the Pyrenees. (b ) A black variety of the American gray wolf. -- Golden wolf (Zoöl.), the Thibetan wolf (Canis laniger ); -- called also chanco. -- Indian wolf (Zoöl.), an Asiatic wolf (Canis pallipes ) which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also landgak. -- Prairie wolf (Zoöl.), the coyote. -- Sea wolf. (Zoöl.) See in the Vocabulary. -- Strand wolf (Zoöl.) the striped hyena. -- Tasmanian wolf (Zoöl.), the zebra wolf. -- Tiger wolf (Zoöl.), the spotted hyena. -- To keep the wolf from the door, to keep away poverty; to prevent starvation. See Wolf, 3, above. Tennyson. -- Wolf dog. (Zoöl.) (a ) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees, supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of the St. Bernard dog. (b ) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves. (c ) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo dog. -- Wolf eel (Zoöl.), a wolf fish. -- Wolf fish (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large, voracious marine fishes of the genus Anarrhichas, especially the common species (A. lupus ) of Europe and North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful jaws. Called also catfish, sea cat, sea wolf, stone biter, and swinefish. -- Wolf net, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great numbers of fish. -- Wolf's peach (Bot. ), the tomato, or love apple (Lycopersicum esculentum ). -- Wolf spider (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of running ground spiders belonging to the genus Lycosa, or family Lycosidæ. These spiders run about rapidly in search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or blackish in color. See Illust. in App. -- Zebra wolf (Zoöl.), a savage carnivorous marsupial (Thylacinus cynocephalus ) native of Tasmania; -- called also Tasmanian wolf.

 

WOLFBERRY

WOLFBERRY Wolf "ber `ry, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: An American shrub (Symphoricarpus occidentalis ) which bears soft white berries.

 

WOLFFIAN

WOLFFIAN Wolff "i *an, a (Anat. )

 

Defn: Discovered, or first described, by Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1733 -1794 ), the founder of modern embryology. Wolffian body, the mesonephros. -- Wolffian duct, the duct from the Wolffian body.

 

WOLFHOUND

WOLFHOUND Wolf "hound `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Originally, a large hound used in hunting wolves; now, any one of certain breeds of large dogs, some of which are nearly identical with the great Danes.

 

WOLFISH

WOLFISH Wolf "ish, a.

 

Defn: Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as, a wolfish visage; wolfish designs. -- Wolf "ish *ly, adv. -- Wolf "ish *ness, n.

 

WOLFKIN

WOLFKIN Wolf "kin, n.

 

Defn: A little or young wolf. Tennyson.

 

WOLFLING

WOLFLING Wolf "ling, n.

 

Defn: A young wolf. Carlyle.

 

WOLFRAM

Wol "fram, n. Etym: [G.] (Min. )

 

Defn: Same as Wolframite.

 

WOLFRAMATE

WOLFRAMATE Wol "fram *ate, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A salt of wolframic acid; a tungstate.

 

WOLFRAMIC

WOLFRAMIC Wol *fram "ic, a. (Chem. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to wolframium. See Tungstic.

 

WOLFRAMITE

Wol "fram *ite, n. Etym: [G., wolframit, wolfram; wolf wolf + rahm cream, soot; cf. G. wolfsruss wolfram, lit. , wolf's soot. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: Tungstate of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or grayish black color, submetallic luster, and high specific gravity. It occurs in cleavable masses, and also crystallized. Called also wolfram.

 

WOLFRAMIUM

Wol *fra "mi *um, n. Etym: [NL. See Wolfram. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: The technical name of the element tungsten. See Tungsten.

 

WOLFRAM STEEL

WOLFRAM STEEL Wol "fram steel.

 

Defn: Same as Tungsten steel.

 

WOLFSBANE

WOLFSBANE Wolfs "bane `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A poisonous plant (Aconitum Lycoctonum ), a kind of monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the genus Aconitum. See Aconite.

 

WOLF'S-CLAW

WOLF'S-CLAW Wolf's "-claw `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A kind of club moss. See Lycopodium.

 

WOLF'S-FOOT

WOLF'S-FOOT Wolf's "-foot `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Club moss. See Lycopodium.

 

WOLF'S-MILK

WOLF'S-MILK Wolf's "-milk `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any kind of spurge (Euphorbia ); -- so called from its acrid milky juice.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

wolf

wolf |wo͝olf wʊlf | ▶noun ( pl. wolves |wo͝olvz | ) 1 a wild carnivorous mammal of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. It is native to both Eurasia and North America, but has been widely exterminated. [Canis lupus, family Canidae; it is the chief ancestor of the domestic dog. ] • used in names of similar or related mammals, e.g., maned wolf, Tasmanian wolf. 2 used in similes and metaphors to refer to a rapacious, ferocious, or voracious person or thing. • informal a man who habitually seduces women. 3 a harsh or out-of-tune effect produced when playing particular notes or intervals on a musical instrument, caused either by the instrument's construction or by divergence from equal temperament. ▶verb [ with obj. ] devour (food ) greedily: he wolfed down his breakfast. PHRASES cry wolf call for help when it is not needed, with the effect that one is not believed when one really does need help. [with allusion to Aesop's fable of the shepherd boy who deluded people with false cries of “Wolf! ”] hold (or have ) a wolf by the ears be in a precarious position. keep the wolf from the door have enough money to avert hunger or starvation (used hyperbolically ): I work part-time to pay the mortgage and keep the wolf from the door. throw someone to the wolves leave someone to be roughly treated or criticized without trying to help or defend them. a wolf in sheep's clothing a person or thing that appears friendly or harmless but is really hostile. [with biblical allusion to Matt. 7:15. ]DERIVATIVES wolf like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English wulf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wolf and German Wolf, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lupus and Greek lukos. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.

 

Wolf, Hugo

Wolf, Hugo |vɒlf | (1860 –1903 ), Austrian composer; full name Hugo Philipp Jakob Wolf. He is chiefly known as a composer of lieder, some of which are settings of Goethe and Heinrich Heine.

 

wolfberry

wolf ber ry |ˈwo͝olfˌberē ˈwʊlfˌbɛri | ▶noun ( pl. wolfberries ) any of various shrubs of the genus Lycium, in particular the goji berry. • the fruit of the wolfberry.

 

Wolfe, James

Wolfe, James |wo͝olf wʊlf | (1727 –59 ), British general. One of the leaders of the expedition sent to seize French Canada, he commanded the attack on Quebec, the French capital, in 1759. He was fatally wounded while leading his troops to victory on the Plains of Abraham.

 

Wolfe, Thomas

Wolfe, Thomas |wʊlf wo͝olf | (1900 –38 ), US novelist; full name Thomas Clayton Wolfe. His intense, romantic works, including his first autobiographical novel Look Homeward Angel (1929 ), dwell idealistically on the US. Other notable works: Of Time and the River (1935 ), The Web and the Rock (1938 ), and You Can't Go Home Again (1940 ).

 

Wolfe, Tom

Wolfe, Tom |wʊlf wo͝olf | (1931 –), US writer; full name Thomas Kennerley Wolfe, Jr. Having been a news reporter for the Washington Post 1959 –62 and the Herald Tribune 1962 –66, he examined contemporary culture in the US in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968 ), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1988 ), and A Man in Full (1998 ).

 

Wolfenden Report

Wolfenden Report |ˈwʊlf (ə )nd (ə )n | a study produced in 1957 by the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution in Britain which recommended the legalization of homosexual relations between consenting adults.

 

wolffish

wolf fish |ˈwo͝olfˌfiSH ˈwʊlfˌfɪʃ | ▶noun a large long-bodied marine fish with a long-based dorsal fin and sharp doglike teeth, inhabiting the deep waters of the northern hemisphere. Also called catfish, sea wolf. [Family Anarhichadidae: several genera and species, including the edible Anarhichas lupus. ]

 

wolfhound

wolf hound |ˈwo͝olfˌhound ˈwʊlfhaʊnd | ▶noun a dog of a large breed originally used to hunt wolves.

 

wolfish

wolf ish |wo͝olfiSH ˈwʊlfɪʃ | ▶adjective resembling or likened to a wolf, esp. in being rapacious, voracious, or lascivious: a wolfish grin. DERIVATIVES wolf ish ly adverb

 

wolf pack

wolf pack ▶noun a group of people or things that operate as a hunting and attacking pack, in particular a group of attacking submarines or aircraft.

 

wolfram

wolf ram |ˈwo͝olfrəm ˈwʊlfrəm | ▶noun tungsten or its ore, esp. as a commercial commodity. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from German, assumed to be a miners' term, perhaps from Wolf ‘wolf ’ + Middle High German rām ‘soot, ’ probably originally a pejorative term referring to the ore's inferiority to tin, with which it occurred.

 

wolframite

wolf ram ite |ˈwo͝olfrəˌmīt ˈwʊlfrəmaɪt | ▶noun a black or brown mineral that is the chief ore of tungsten. It consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese.

 

Wolf River

Wolf Riv er a river that flows for 210 miles (340 km ) through central Wisconsin.

 

wolfsbane

wolfs bane |ˈwo͝olfsˌbān ˈwʊlfsˌbeɪn | ▶noun a northern European aconite. [Genus Aconitum, family Ranunculaceae: several species, in particular the purple-flowered A. lycoctonum. ]

 

Wolfsburg

Wolfs burg |ˈwo͝olfsˌbərg, ˈvôlfsˌbo͝ork ˈwʊlfsbərɡ | an industrial city on the Mittelland Canal in Lower Saxony, in northwestern Germany; pop. 120,500 (est. 2006 ).

 

wolfskin

wolf skin |ˈwo͝olfˌskin ˈwʊlfskɪn | ▶noun the skin or pelt of a wolf.

 

wolf snake

wolf snake ▶noun a harmless Old World snake with long upper teeth: ● a small nocturnal African snake (genus Lycophidion, family Colubridae ), including the Cape wolf snake (L. capense ). ● a medium-sized Asian snake (genus Ophites (formerly Lycodon ), family Colubridae ), including the common wolf snake or carpet snake (O. aulicus ).

 

Wolfson, Sir Isaac

Wolfson, Sir Isaac |ˈwʊlfs (ə )n | (1897 –1991 ), Scottish businessman and philanthropist. He established the Wolfson Foundation in 1955 for promoting and funding medical research and education. Colleges in both Oxford and Cambridge now bear his name.

 

wolf spider

wolf spi der ▶noun a fast-moving ground spider that runs after and springs on its prey. [Family Lycosidae, order Araneae. ]

 

wolf whistle

wolf whis tle |ˈwʊlf ˌ (h )wɪsəl | ▶noun a whistle with a rising and falling pitch, directed toward someone to express sexual attraction or admiration. ▶verb ( wolf-whistle ) [ with obj. ] whistle in such a way at: fans wolf-whistled her as she took off her jacket | [ no obj. ] : they wolf-whistled at me.

 

Oxford Dictionary

wolf

wolf |wʊlf | ▶noun ( pl. wolves |wʊlvz | ) 1 a wild carnivorous mammal which is the largest member of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. It is native to both Eurasia and North America, but is much persecuted and has been widely exterminated. ●Canis lupus, family Canidae; it is the chief ancestor of the domestic dog. • used in names of similar or related mammals, e.g. maned wolf, Tasmanian wolf. 2 used figuratively to refer to a rapacious, ferocious, or voracious person or thing. • informal a man who habitually seduces women. • N. Amer. informal a homosexual who habitually seduces men or adopts an active role with a partner. 3 a harsh or out-of-tune effect produced when playing particular notes or intervals on a musical instrument, caused either by the instrument's construction or by divergence from equal temperament. ▶verb [ with obj. ] devour (food ) greedily: he wolfed down his breakfast. PHRASES cry wolf call for help when it is not needed, with the effect that one is not believed when one really does need help. [with allusion to the fable of the shepherd boy who deluded people with false cries of ‘Wolf! ’.] hold (or have ) a wolf by the ears be in a precarious position. keep the wolf from the door have enough money to avert hunger or starvation (used hyperbolically ): I work part-time to pay the mortgage and keep the wolf from the door. throw someone to the wolves leave someone to be roughly treated or criticized without trying to help or defend them. a wolf in sheep's clothing a person or thing that appears friendly or harmless but is really hostile. [with biblical allusion to Matt. 7:15. ]DERIVATIVES wolf-like adjective ORIGIN Old English wulf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wolf and German Wolf, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lupus and Greek lukos. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.

 

Wolf, Hugo

Wolf, Hugo |vɒlf | (1860 –1903 ), Austrian composer; full name Hugo Philipp Jakob Wolf. He is chiefly known as a composer of lieder, some of which are settings of Goethe and Heinrich Heine.

 

wolfberry

wolfberry ▶noun ( pl. wolfberries ) 1 any of various shrubs of the genus Lycium, in particular the goji berry. 2 the fruit of the wolfberry.

 

Wolf Cub

Wolf Cub ▶noun chiefly Brit. former term for Cub Scout.

 

Wolfe, James

Wolfe |wʊlf | (1727 –59 ), British general. One of the leaders of the expedition sent to seize French Canada, he commanded the attack on the French capital, Quebec (1759 ). He was fatally wounded while leading his troops to victory on the Plains of Abraham, the scene of the battle which led to British control of Canada.

 

Wolfe, Thomas

Wolfe |wʊlf | (1900 –38 ), American novelist; full name Thomas Clayton Wolfe. His intense, romantic works, including his first, autobiographical novel Look Homeward Angel (1929 ), dwell idealistically on America.

 

Wolfe, Tom

Wolfe |wʊlf | (b.1931 ), American writer; born Thomas Kennerley Wolfe Jr. Having been a Washington journalist, he examined contemporary American culture in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968 ) and the novel The Bonfire of the Vanities (1988 ).

 

Wolfenden Report

Wolfenden Report |ˈwʊlf (ə )nd (ə )n | a study produced in 1957 by the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution in Britain which recommended the legalization of homosexual relations between consenting adults.

 

wolf fish

wolf fish ▶noun a large long-bodied marine fish with a long-based dorsal fin and sharp doglike teeth, which lives in deep waters of the northern hemisphere. Also called catfish, sea wolf. ●Family Anarhichadidae: several genera and species, including the edible Anarhichas lupus.

 

wolfhound

wolf |hound |ˈwʊlfhaʊnd | ▶noun a dog of a large breed originally used to hunt wolves.

 

wolfish

wolfish |ˈwʊlfɪʃ | ▶adjective resembling or likened to a wolf, especially in being rapacious, voracious, or lascivious: a wolfish grin. DERIVATIVES wolfishly adverb

 

wolf pack

wolf pack ▶noun a group of people or things that operate as a hunting and attacking pack, in particular a group of attacking submarines or aircraft.

 

wolfram

wolfram |ˈwʊlfrəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] tungsten or its ore, especially as a commercial commodity. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from German, assumed to be a miners' term, perhaps from Wolf ‘wolf ’ + Middle High German rām ‘soot ’, probably originally a pejorative term referring to the ore's inferiority to tin, with which it occurred.

 

wolframite

wolf ¦ram |ite |ˈwʊlfrəmʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a black or brown mineral which is the chief ore of tungsten. It consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese.

 

Wolf River

Wolf Riv er a river that flows for 210 miles (340 km ) through central Wisconsin.

 

wolfsbane

wolfsbane |ˈwʊlfsbeɪn | ▶noun a northern European aconite. ●Genus Aconitum, family Ranunculaceae: several species, in particular the purple-flowered A. lycoctonum.

 

Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg |ˈvɒlfsbəːg | an industrial city on the Mittelland Canal in Lower Saxony, NW Germany; pop. 120,500 (est. 2006 ).

 

wolfskin

wolfskin |ˈwʊlfskɪn | ▶noun the skin or pelt of a wolf.

 

wolf snake

wolf snake ▶noun a harmless Old World snake with long upper teeth: ● a small nocturnal African snake (genus Lycophidion, family Colubridae ), including the Cape wolf snake (L. capense ). ● a medium-sized Asian snake (genus Ophites (formerly Lycodon ), family Colubridae ), including the common wolf snake or carpet snake (O. aulicus ).

 

Wolfson, Sir Isaac

Wolfson, Sir Isaac |ˈwʊlfs (ə )n | (1897 –1991 ), Scottish businessman and philanthropist. He established the Wolfson Foundation in 1955 for promoting and funding medical research and education. Colleges in both Oxford and Cambridge now bear his name.

 

wolf spider

wolf spider ▶noun a fast-moving ground spider which runs after and springs on its prey. ●Family Lycosidae, order Araneae.

 

wolf whistle

wolf whis ¦tle ▶noun a whistle with a rising and falling pitch, directed towards someone to express sexual attraction or admiration. ▶verb ( wolf-whistle ) [ with obj. ] direct a wolf whistle at: fans wolf-whistled her as she took off her jacket | [ no obj. ] : they wolf-whistled at me.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

wolf

wolf noun informal he's a bit of a wolf. See womanizer. ▶verb he wolfed down his breakfast: devour, gobble (up ), guzzle, gulp down, bolt (down ); informal put away, demolish, shovel in /down, scoff (down ), scarf (up ).WORD LINKS lupine relating to or like a wolf Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

wolfish

wolfish adjective informal her wolfish brother gave me the creeps: lascivious, lecherous, lustful; predatory, rapacious.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

wolf

wolf noun informal he's a bit of a wolf: womanizer, Casanova, Romeo, Don Juan, Lothario, flirt, ladies' man, playboy, philanderer, seducer, rake, roué, libertine, debauchee; informal skirt-chaser, ladykiller, goat; informal, dated gay dog. ▶verb he wolfed down his breakfast: devour greedily, gobble (up ), guzzle, gulp down, bolt, cram down, gorge oneself with; informal pack away, demolish, shovel down, stuff one's face with, stuff oneself with, pig oneself on, pig out on, sink, scoff (down ), put away, get outside of; Brit. informal gollop, shift; N. Amer. informal scarf (down /up ), snarf (down /up ), inhale; rare ingurgitate. ANTONYMS nibble, pick at. WORD LINKS wolf dog male bitch female cub young lupine relating to wolves pack collective noun Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

wolfish

wolfish adjective he gave her a wolfish grin: lascivious, lecherous, lustful, leering; predatory, greedy, rapacious.

 

Duden Dictionary

Wolf

Wolf Substantiv, maskulin , der |W o lf |der Wolf; Genitiv: des Wolf [e ]s, Wölfe mittelhochdeutsch, althochdeutsch wolf, wahrscheinlich eigentlich = der Reißer 1 (in Wäldern und Steppen der nördlichen Halbkugel vorkommendes ) einem Schäferhund ähnliches, häufig in Rudeln lebendes Raubtier ein Rudel Wölfe | die Wölfe heulen | umgangssprachlich er war hungrig wie ein Wolf hatte großen Hunger ein Wolf im Schafspelz / (auch: ) Schafsfell / (auch: ) Schafskleid sein sich harmlos geben, freundlich tun, aber dabei böse Absichten hegen und sehr gefährlich sein nach Matthäus 7, 15 mit den Wölfen heulen umgangssprachlich sich aus Opportunismus und wider besseres Wissen dem Reden oder Tun anderer anschließen unter die Wölfe geraten [sein ] brutal behandelt, ausgebeutet werden der Wolf in der Fabel Lupus in fabula 2 a nach dem reißenden, gierig fressenden Tier umgangssprachlich Kurzwort für: Fleischwolf etwas durch den Wolf drehen | sie fühlten sich wie durch den Wolf gedreht (ganz zerschlagen, zermürbt )jemanden durch den Wolf drehen salopp jemandem hart zusetzen b nach dem reißenden, gierig fressenden Tier umgangssprachlich Kurzwort für: Reißwolf alte Akten im Wolf vernichten 3 ohne Plural nach dem reißenden, gierig fressenden Tier volkstümlich Kurzwort für: Hautwolf der Wolf war sehr schmerzhaft, lästig, hinderlich | sich einen Wolf laufen (sich durch langes Laufen einen Hautwolf zuziehen ) | figurativ sich einen Wolf reden (salopp ; lange [vergeblich ] auf jemanden einreden [und dabei heiser werden ])

 

Wolf

Wolf Eigenname |W o lf |männlicher Vorname

 

Wolf

Wolf Eigenname |W o lf |österreichischer Komponist

 

Wölfchen

Wölf chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W ö lfchen |Verkleinerungsform zu Wolf 1

 

Wolfdietrich

Wolf diet rich Eigenname |Wolfd ie trich |männlicher Vorname

 

wölfen

wöl fen schwaches Verb |w ö lfen |gebären [von Wolf und Hund ]

 

Wolfenbüttel

Wol fen büt tel Eigenname |W o lfenbüttel auch …ˈby̆tl̩ |Stadt in Niedersachsen

 

Wolfenbütteler

Wol fen büt te ler Substantiv, maskulin , der Einwohnerbezeichnung

 

Wolfenbütteler

Wol fen büt te ler Adjektiv die Wolfenbütteler Bibliotheken

 

Wolfenbüttelerin

Wol fen büt te le rin Substantiv, feminin , die weibliche Form zu Wolfenbütteler

 

Wolfgang

Wolf gang Eigenname |W o lfgang |männlicher Vorname

 

Wolfgangsee

Wolf gang see Eigenname , der Sankt-Wolfgang-See |W o lfgangsee |der; Genitiv: des Wolfgangsees See im Salzkammergut

 

Wolfhard

Wolf hard Eigenname |W o lfhard |männlicher Vorname

 

Wölfin

Wöl fin Substantiv, feminin , die |W ö lfin |die Wölfin; Genitiv: der Wölfin, Plural: die Wölfinnen mittelhochdeutsch wülvinne weibliche Form zu Wolf 1

 

wölfisch

wöl fisch Adjektiv |w ö lfisch |einem Wolf 1 ähnlich, eigen eine wölfische Gier | die wölfische Natur des Hundes

 

Wölfling

Wölf ling Substantiv, maskulin , der |W ö lfling |eigentlich wohl = Junges (vom Wolf )der jüngsten Altersgruppe angehörender Pfadfinder

 

Wolfram

Wolf ram Eigenname |W o lfram |männlicher Vorname

 

Wolfram

Wolf ram Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W o lfram |das Wolfram; Genitiv: des Wolframs älter = Wolframit, zu Wolf (das Erz hatte als Beimischung zu Zinn im Schmelzofen eine verringernde [= »auffressende «] Wirkung auf das Metall ) und mundartlich Rahm, Eisenrahm weiß glänzendes, säurebeständiges Schwermetall chemisches Element W

 

Wolframat

Wolf ra mat Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das |Wolfram a t |das Wolframat; Genitiv: des Wolframat [e ]s, Plural: die Wolframate deutsch-neulateinisch Salz der Wolframsäure

 

Wolframfaden

Wolf ram fa den Substantiv, maskulin Technik , der |W o lframfaden |in Glühlampen und Röhren von Radios verwendeter Draht aus Wolfram

 

Wolframit

Wolf ra mit Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Wolfram i t auch …ˈmɪt |dunkelbraunes bis schwarzes, metallisch glänzendes Mineral, das ein wichtiges, Wolfram enthaltendes Erz darstellt

 

Wolfram von Eschenbach

Wolf ram von Eschen bach Eigenname |W o lfram von E schenbach |deutscher Dichter des Mittelalters

 

Wolfsangel

Wolfs an gel Substantiv, feminin , die |W o lfsangel |Fanggerät für Wölfe

 

Wolfsburg

Wolfs burg Eigenname |W o lfsburg |Stadt in Niedersachsen

 

Wolfsburger

Wolfs bur ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |W o lfsburger |Einwohnerbezeichnung

 

Wolfsburger

Wolfs bur ger Adjektiv |W o lfsburger | der Wolfsburger Autohersteller

 

Wolfsburgerin

Wolfs bur ge rin Substantiv, feminin , die |W o lfsburgerin |weibliche Form zu Wolfsburger

 

Wolfsgrube

Wolfs gru be Substantiv, feminin , die |W o lfsgrube |mit Reisig bedeckte Grube zum Fangen von Wölfen

 

Wolfshund

Wolfs hund Substantiv, maskulin volkstümlich , der |W o lfshund |Schäferhund

 

Wolfshunger

Wolfs hun ger Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |W o lfshunger |sehr großer Hunger die Kinder kamen mit einem Wolfshunger nach Hause

 

Wolfskind

Wolfs kind Substantiv, Neutrum Mythologie , das |W o lfskind |von Wölfen o. Ä. aufgezogenes Kind

 

Wolfsmensch

Wolfs mensch Substantiv, maskulin , der |W o lfsmensch |Werwolf

 

Wolfsmilch

Wolfs milch Substantiv, feminin , die |W o lfsmilch |ohne Plural mittelhochdeutsch wolf (s )milch, althochdeutsch wolvesmilih; 1. Bestandteil zur Bezeichnung von etwas Minderwertigem (vgl. Zusammensetzungen mit Hunds- )Euphorbia

 

Wolfsmilchgewächs

Wolfs milch ge wächs Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W o lfsmilchgewächs |zu einer (überwiegend in den Tropen und Subtropen vorkommenden ) Pflanzenfamilie mit bisweilen giftigem Milchsaft gehörende Pflanze

 

Wolfsrachen

Wolfs ra chen Substantiv, maskulin volkstümlich , der |W o lfsrachen |angeborene, von der Oberlippe zum Gaumenzäpfchen verlaufende Gaumenspalte

 

Wolfsrudel

Wolfs ru del Substantiv, Neutrum , das |W o lfsrudel |Rudel von Wölfen

 

Wolfsschlucht

Wolfs schlucht Substantiv, feminin , die |W o lfsschlucht |Schlucht, in der Wölfe leben

 

Wolfsspinne

Wolfs spin ne Substantiv, feminin , die |W o lfsspinne |am Boden lebende, mittelgroße, gelbbraune bis schwarze Spinne, die ihre Beute im Sprung fängt

 

Wolfsspitz

Wolfs spitz Substantiv, maskulin , der |W o lfsspitz |großer Spitz mit grauem Fell

 

Spanish Dictionary

wólfram

wólfram volframio . Se pronuncia ‘vólfram ’.

 

wolframio

wolframio volframio . Se pronuncia ‘volframio ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

wolf

wolf /wʊlf / (! wo-は /wʊ /) 〖語源は俗説で 「引き裂く獣 」〗名詞 複 wolves /wʊlvz /1 C オオカミ ; U オオカミの毛皮 ▸ a pack of wolves オオカミの群れ ▸ To mention a wolf 's name is to see the same .｟ことわざ ｠オオカミの名を口にすればオオカミが出る ; 「うわさをすれば影 」.2 C 残忍な人 , 貪 （どん ）欲な人 .3 C ｟くだけて ｠女たらし .4 C 〘楽 〙ウルフ音 (wolf note ) 〘オルガンなどの不協和音, または弦楽器の共鳴胴の欠陥による耳障りな音 〙.5 C 穀類の害虫の幼虫 .a w ó lf in sh è ep's cl ó thing 羊の皮をかぶったオオカミ, ネコかぶりの悪人 〘聖書 イソップ物語より 〙.cr ỳ w ó lf 〈人が 〉不要な助けを求める ; うそで人を騒がす (そのためもはや信用されない ) 〘イソップ物語より 〙.h à ve [h ò ld ] a w ó lf by the é ars 危険な立場に立つ, 進退極まる .k è ep the w ó lf from the d ó or ｟くだけて ｠最低限の収入を得る, (なんとか )食べていく (!家からオオカミ (「飢え 」の象徴 )を遠ざけておくという意味から ) .thr ò w A to the w ó lves A 〈仲間 手下 〉を危険 [批判 ]にさらす ; Aを身代わりにする .動詞 他動詞 ｟くだけて ｠〈食べ物 〉を (1度にたくさん口に入れて )がつがつ食べる (down )(gobble 1 ).～́ c ù b 1 オオカミの子 .2 ｟主に英 ｠〖W- C- 〗ボーイスカウトの幼年部員 〘8--11歳; 今のCub Scout 〙.～́ d ò g 1 オオカミ狩り用の猟犬 .2 犬とオオカミの雑種 .～́ p à ck 1 オオカミの群れ .2 ｟米 ｠(若者の )強奪集団, ギャング .～́ wh ì stle [c à ll ]魅力的な女性に向けて男性が鳴らす口笛 〘不快に感じる女性もある 〙.w ó lf ish /-ɪʃ /形容詞 オオカミのような ; 残忍 [貪欲 ]な .

 

wolfhound

w ó lf h ò und 名詞 C 〘動 〙ウルフハウンド 〘昔オオカミ狩りに用いた大型の猟犬 〙.

 

wolf-whistle

w ó lf-wh ì stle 動詞 自動詞 【女性に 】wolf whistleを鳴らす, 吹く «at » .