1. any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.
2. the fur of any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, especially C. lupus.
3. any of various animals of different families that are similar to C. lupus, such as the thylacine.
4. the constellation Lupus.
5. the larva of any of various small insects infesting granaries.
6. a cruelly rapacious person.
7. a man who makes amorous advances to many women.
8. Music.
• the harsh discord heard in certain chords of keyboard instruments, especially the organ, when tuned on some system of unequal temperament.
• a chord or interval in which harsh discord appears when tuned on some system of unequal temperament.
• (in bowed instruments) a discordant or false vibration in a string due to a defect in structure or adjustment of the instrument.

9. to devour voraciously (often followed by down): He wolfed his food.

10. to hunt for wolves.

11. to give a false alarm: Is she really sick or is she just crying wolf?
12. to avert poverty or starvation; provide sufficiently for: Their small inheritance kept the wolf from the door.
13. to place or leave in a bad situation with no assistance, especially in order to protect oneself: The coach threw his rookie players to the wolves following their embarrassing loss.
14. a person who conceals evil intentions or character beneath an innocent exterior.

1. Christian von Wolff.
2. German classical scholar.
3. Austrian composer.
4. a male given name.

1. a predatory canine mammal, Canis lupus, which hunts in packs and was formerly widespread in North America and Eurasia but is now less common
2. any of several similar and related canines, such as the red wolf and the coyote (prairie wolf)
3. the fur of any such animal
4. Tasmanian wolf another name for the thylacine
5. a voracious, grabbing, or fiercely cruel person or thing
6. a man who habitually tries to seduce women
7. the destructive larva of any of various moths and beetles
8. Also called: wolf note music
• an unpleasant sound produced in some notes played on the violin, cello, etc, owing to resonant vibrations of the belly
• an out-of-tune effect produced on keyboard instruments accommodated esp to the system of mean-tone temperament
9. to give a false alarm
10. to ward off starvation or privation
11. a person or animal who prefers to be alone
12. to abandon or deliver to destruction
13. a malicious person in a harmless or benevolent disguise

14. to gulp (down)
15. to hunt wolves

1. Friedrich August (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈauɡʊst). 1759–1824, German classical scholar, who suggested that the Homeric poems, esp the Iliad, are products of an oral tradition
2. Hugo (ˈhuːɡo). 1860–1903, Austrian composer, esp of songs, including the Italienisches Liederbuch and the Spanisches Liederbuch
3. (wʊlf) Howlin'. See Howlin' Wolf

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