English Words: W

Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.

To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.

Synonym of wolf whistle.

A young wolf.

A dog trained to hunt wolves.

To consume (food) quickly or greedily, without regard for table manners.

A thunderbolt drawn as a straight-edged runic s with a horizontal bar in the middle and the ends angled at 90 degrees centerwise, now especially when used as a Nazi symbol.

Someone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.

A measure of the number of sunspots and groups of sunspots present on the surface of the Sun.

(A name for) an aggressive, prominent, and wealthy financier; specifically (derogatory), one who swindles or takes unfair advantage of people.

The practice of collaboratively taking over significant portions of a stock, either to influence company board decisions or to clandestinely operate as a single entity on the stock market without the knowledge of other shareholders.

Synonym of wolf cub (“young wolf”).

A species of colubrid snake, Lycodon capucinus, native to the Malay Archipelago, but introduced elsewhere.

Any of several species of wandering spiders (family Lycosidae) that catch their prey on the ground by stalking it and not building webs.

Tough talk; threat(s) or boast(s), especially if empty and/or if made to intimidate someone. (Chiefly used in the phrases sell wolf tickets and buy wolf tickets.)

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.

A large forest tree whose size and spreading branches suggest that the environment around it was formerly a clearing without other trees.

To wolf down; to eat voraciously.

A Chinese diplomat perceived to respond aggressively towards criticism of Communist China.

A young, especially an infant, wolf; a wolf cub.

botfly larva

In mediaeval times, an outlaw; one who may be slain without judicial enquiry.

A tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).

In tsarist and Stalinist-era Russia, a restricted internal passport issued to those suspected or convicted of political or other crimes which limited where they could travel and reside.

Lycoperdon puffball fungus.

A human child that has been raised by wolves from infancy.

A grey colour, as that of the fur of a wolf.

A genetic disorder characterized by a distinct craniofacial phenotype, growth and mental retardation, muscle hypotonia, seizures, and congenital heart defects.

A female wolf that has mothered or is mothering cubs.

Any of a class of young, very hot stars that have a very strong stellar wind and consequent broad, strong emission lines.

Alternative spelling of wolf whistle.

Someone who is obsessed with wolves and identifies with them, especially a furry or otherkin.

Any of flowering species of the genus Lycium.

Alternative form of wolf call.

A berserker.

Alternative form of wolf cub.

The world of wolves.

A surname transferred from the given name of English and German origin, a variant of Wolf.

One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Campton.

Of or relating to Thomas Wolfe (1900–1938), American novelist.

Things, generally, connected with someone with the surname Wolfe, especially Thomas Wolfe.

simple past and past participle of wolf

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

A surname from Old English.

A surname.

One who devours food greedily; one who wolfs down food.

A female wolf, a she-wolf.

A reaction in which an α-diazocarbonyl compound is converted into a ketene and then into a variety of other compounds

The rule that bone in a healthy person or animal will adapt to the loads under which it is placed, becoming stronger to resist that sort of loading.

A reduction in thyroid hormone levels caused by ingestion of a large amount of iodine.