wolf
/wʊlf/
noun
- A wild animal that looks like a large dog and lives in groups called packs.
- We saw a gray wolf running through the forest.
- The wolf howled at the moon from the top of the hill.
- Wolves hunt together to catch large animals like deer.
- A person who is considered greedy, fierce, or dangerous.
- In the business world, he was known as a lone wolf who worked alone.
- She called her opponent a wolf in sheep's clothing.
- The old story warns about the wolf at the door, meaning hunger or poverty.