What is "wolf"

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Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. Wolves. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [=u]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos, Skr. v[.r]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag, tear in pieces. [root]286. Cf. Lupine, a., Lyceum.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) 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 ( Canis occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.

2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larv[ae] 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.)

   1. The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.

   2. In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective vibration in certain notes of the scale.

7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight. Black wolf. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. A black variety of the European wolf which is common in the Pyrenees.

   2. A black variety of the American gray wolf. Golden wolf (Zo["o]l.), the Thibetan wolf ( Canis laniger); -- called also chanco. Indian wolf (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic wolf ( Canis pallipes) which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also landgak. Prairie wolf (Zo["o]l.), the coyote. Sea wolf. (Zo["o]l.) See in the Vocabulary. Strand wolf (Zo["o]l.) the striped hyena. Tasmanian wolf (Zo["o]l.), the zebra wolf. Tiger wolf (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena. To keep the wolf from the door, to keep away poverty; to prevent starvation. See Wolf, 3, above. --Tennyson. Wolf dog. (Zo["o]l.)

      1. The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees, supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of the St. Bernard dog.

      2. The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves.

   3. A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo dog.

      Wolf eel (Zo["o]l.), a wolf fish.

      Wolf fish (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of large, voracious marine fishes of the genus Anarrhichas, especially the common species ( Anarrhichas 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 (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of running ground spiders belonging to the genus Lycosa, or family Lycosid[ae]. 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 (Zo["o]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial ( Thylacinus cynocephalus) native of Tasmania; -- called also Tasmanian wolf.

"eat like a wolf," 1862, from wolf (n.). Related: Wolfed; wolfing.

Old English wulf "wolf, wolfish person, devil," from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz (cognates: Old Saxon wulf, Old Norse ulfr, Old Frisian, Dutch, Old High German, German wolf, Gothic wulfs), from PIE root *wlkwo- "wolf" (cognates: Sanskrit vrkas, Avestan vehrka-; Albanian ul'k; Old Church Slavonic vluku; Russian volcica; Lithuanian vilkas "wolf;" Old Persian Varkana- "Hyrcania," district southeast of the Caspian Sea, literally "wolf-land;" probably also Greek lykos, Latin lupus).\n\nThis manne can litle skyl ... to saue himself harmlesse from the perilous accidentes of this world, keping ye wulf from the doore (as they cal it).

["The Institution of a Gentleman," 1555]

\nProbably extinct in England from the end of the 15th century; in Scotland from the early 18th. Wolves as a symbol of lust are ancient, such as Roman slang lupa "whore," literally "she-wolf" (preserved in Spanish loba, Italian lupa, French louve). The equation of "wolf" and "prostitute, sexually voracious female" persisted into 12c., but by Elizabethan times wolves had become primarily symbolic of male lust. The specific use of wolf for "sexually aggressive male" first recorded 1847; wolf-whistle attested by 1945, American English, at first associated with sailors. The image of a wolf in sheep's skin is attested from c.1400. See here for a discussion of "wolf" in Indo-European history. The wolf-spider so called for prowling and leaping on its prey rather than waiting in a web.\n

n. 1 A large wild canid of certain subspecies of ''Canis lupus''. 2 A man who makes amorous advances on many women. 3 (context music English) A wolf tone or wolf note; an unpleasant tone produced when a note matches the natural resonating frequency of the body of a musical instrument, the quality of which may be likened to the howl of a wolf. 4 One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths. 5 (context figurative English) Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation. vb. (context transitive English) To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.

1. n. any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

2. Austrian composer (1860-1903) [syn: Hugo Wolf]

3. German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) [syn: Friedrich August Wolf]

4. a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women [syn: woman chaser, skirt chaser, masher]

5. a cruelly rapacious person [syn: beast, savage, brute, wildcat]

6. [also: wolves (pl)]

1. v. eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza" [syn: wolf down]

2. [also: wolves (pl)]

Wolf is a 1994 American romantic horror film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Richard Jenkins, Christopher Plummer, Eileen Atkins, David Hyde Pierce and Om Puri. It was written by Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick, and an uncredited Elaine May. Music was composed by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno.

Wolf is a lunar crater that lies in the south-central part of the Mare Nubium, a lunar mare in the southern hemisphere of the Moon. It lies to the north-northwest of the walled plain Pitatus, and east-southeast of the prominent crater Bullialdus. It is named after the astronomer Max Wolf.

The interior floor of this crater has been completely flooded by lava, leaving only an irregular, broken rim projecting slightly above the surface. The surviving rim is not quite circular, having outward bulges to the north and west. It rises to a maximum height of about 0.7 km. The smaller crater Wolf B has overlaid the southern rim, and the two have now merged into one formation. Low ridges connect to the exterior rim to the east and south.

Wolf (plural: wolves) refers to the gray wolf, Canis lupus.

Wolf or wolves may also refer to:

"Wolf" is a song by the American heavy metal band Iced Earth off their 2001 album Horror Show.

The song may be the heaviest song of the album, and also one of the most technical. It starts out in what can be described as almost like a jam session, with the minor key guitars setting the tone for virtually the rest of the album. At 00:45 the song changes direction, kicked off by a powerful F#5 delivered by vocalist Matt Barlow, which he harmonizes with a Bb5, his highest note ever recorded, then morphs the notes into wolfen howls and holds out until 1:00, when the first verse begins. At which time, the band comes together to create a gallop, backing the theatrical, now tenor stylings of Barlow.

During the chorus, the music becomes even more grueling than before, guitarist Jon Schaffer delivering a seemingly hyper-speed background rhythm, while other guitarist Larry Tarnowski returns to the minor-keyed parts from the beginning. This all is backed by drummer Richard Christy's equally fast double bass beat which closely matches Schaffer, and also sets the tone from for what he (Christy) will do for the rest of the album.

The lyrics deal with lycanthropy, the transformation of a man into a wolf. The song seems to refer to the Wolf Man horror movies and the chorus is taken from a poem repeatedly heard in the films (although slightly changed). As with most songs on the album, the lyrics seem intended to draw pity rather than disgust from the monster, using lines such as "Innocence tainted by pure lunacy", "Cursed by the moonlight/a doomed changling", and the final verse line "It's maddening/an innocent victim finds his peace."

Wolf is a life simulation game where the player takes the role of a wolf. The gameplay is divided into two parts. The first is a sandbox mode, where the player has no predetermined goal. The second is a scenario mode, where the player has to complete specific actions; this is comparable to quests given in RPGs.

WOLF (1490 AM) is a Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Syracuse, New York, serving the Syracuse metropolitan area. The station is 91.1% owned by Craig Fox, who also owns several other radio and low-power TV stations in the state of New York. The WOLF broadcast license is held by WOLF Radio, Inc.

Wolf is a Swedish heavy metal band from Örebro. Formed in 1995, the band has since released seven studio albums and toured with Saxon, Evile, Tankard and more recently, Trivium.

Wolf is a name that is used as a surname, given name, and a name among Germanic-speaking peoples: see Wulf. Names which translate to English " wolf" are also common among many other nations, including many Native American peoples within the current or former extent of the habitat of the gray wolf (essentially all of North America). Notable people with the name include:

Wolf is a 1989 CBS television series starring Jack Scalia and Nicolas Surovy. It features Scalia as Tony Wolf, a former cop turned private detective, with Surovy as the district attorney who had caused him to be discharged from the force. Joseph Sirola starred as Wolf's father, Sal who lived on a boat.

Wolf is a young-adult novel by Gillian Cross, published by Oxford in 1990. Set in London, it features communal living, terrorism, and wolves (according to Library of Congress Subject Headings) and a teenage girl in relation to her mother, father, and paternal grandmother.

Cross won the annual Carnegie Medal recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. Coincidentally, The Cry of the Wolf by Melvin Burgess, featuring a grey wolf as the main character, was the highly commended runner up.

Holiday House published the first U.S. edition in 1991.

Wolf is the third studio album by musician Trevor Rabin, released in 1981 through Chrysalis Records.

Wolf is Hugh Cornwell's first solo album, released in June 1988 on Virgin Records and produced by Ian Ritchie, with additional production on two tracks by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. The other musicians involved included Grahame Broad, Simon Clark, Steve Dawson, Manny Elias, Alex Gifford, Haywoode, Jools Holland, Gus Isadore, Melanie Newman, Chris Sheldon, Pete Thomas and Don Weller.

'''Wolf ''' is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The historical name of the river is Wolfach.

Wolf is the third studio album by Odd Future leader Tyler, The Creator; it was released on April 2, 2013, by Odd Future Records, distributed by RED Distribution. Wolf is a set in a different direction compared to his other material. Bastard (2009) and Goblin (2011) respectively featured more violent content, while this album features a more production based sound and different themes.

The album features guest appearances by Frank Ocean, Mike G, Domo Genesis, Earl Sweatshirt, Left Brain, Hodgy Beats, Erykah Badu, Casey Veggies and Pharrell. The album is produced solely by Tyler, The Creator, except for the final track "Lone". The album was supported by a sole single " Domo23" along with additional music videos for "Bimmer", "IFHY", "Jamba", "Tamale" and "Answer".

Wolf received generally positive reviews from critics. The album debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200, selling 89,000 copies in its first week.

is a 1955 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo.

Wolf is a Dutch action drama- martial arts film, and the second film made by Jim Taihattu and Julius Ponten, from Habbekrats, an Independent production company in the Netherlands.

Filmed in Utrecht, Netherlands, while partially filmed in Turkey, the film is spoken primarily in Dutch, with parts spoken in Arabic, English, French and Turkish. Subtitles are shown and are available in both French and English.

The main character is played by Marwan Kenzari. The film was shot by a young cameraman from the Netherlands: Lennart Verstegen.