wolf

/wʊlf/

noun

1
The gray wolf, specifically all subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) that are not dingoes or dogs.
“Check out my pet. He's a wolf.”
2
A man who makes amorous advances to many women.
3
A wolf tone or wolf note.
“The soft violin solo was marred by persistent wolves.”
4
Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation.
“They toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door.”
5
One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths.
6
A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.
7
An eating ulcer or sore. See lupus.
8
A willying machine.

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