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   wolf

   /wʊlf/

   noun

   • 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.
   • ▪ used in names of mammals similar or related to the wolf, e.g. maned wolf, Tasmanian wolf.
   • 2. used figuratively to refer to a rapacious, ferocious, or voracious person or thing: "he calls the media ravening wolves"
   • ▪ a man who habitually seduces women: informal "he's the archetypal wolf in Armani threads"
   • ▪ a gay man who habitually seduces men or adopts an active role with a partner. informal North American
   • 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

   • 1. devour (food) greedily: "he wolfed down his breakfast"

   Word Origin Old Englishwulf, 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 century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wolflike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • W

     4

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • F

     4

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