Phrase Hound found 59 phrases and 14 compound words that contain wolves. The most common are listed below. Open wolves in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 59
- raised by wolvesUncivilized, unmannered.
- thrown to the wolvespast participle of throw to the wolves: To sacrifice someone, especially in an attempt to save oneself.
- throw to the wolvesTo sacrifice someone, especially in an attempt to save oneself.
- Arctic wolvesplural of Arctic wolf: Canis lupus arctos; A subspecies of the grey wolf, living in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, including once Greenland, that is all-white.
- eastern wolvesplural of eastern wolf: Canis lycaon, a fertile hybrid pseudo-species of wolf resulting from the crossbreeding of gray wolves with coyotes, whose contributions to the eastern wolf genome is roughly 75% to 25%, respectively; which is found …
- gray wolvesplural of gray wolf: A large canid, Canis lupus, once found throughout forested areas of northern Europe, Asia and America; it shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog.
- grey wolvesplural of grey wolf: A large canid, Canis lupus, once found throughout forested areas of northern Europe, Asia and America; it shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog.
- Indian wolvesplural of Indian wolf: Canis lupus pallipes, a subspecies of grey wolf that ranges from Southwest Asia to the Indian subcontinent, intermediate in size between the Himalayan wolf and the Arabian wolf, and lacking the luxuriant winter coat …
- Italian wolvesplural of Italian wolf: A subspecies of gray wolf native to the Italian Peninsula.
- Japanese wolvesplural of Japanese wolf: Canis lupus hodophilax, an extinct subspecies of the grey wolf that was once endemic to the islands of Honshū, Shikoku and Kyūshū in the Japanese archipelago.
- lone wolvesplural of lone wolf: A wolf that is not part of a pack.
- Mexican wolvesplural of Mexican wolf: A rare subspecies of grey wolf, Canis lupus baileyi
- red wolvesplural of red wolf: Canis rufus, a medium-sized canine native to the southeastern United States.
- sea wolvesplural of sea wolf: A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus.
- timber wolvesplural of timber wolf: The gray wolf, Canis lupus.
- dire wolvesplural of dire wolf: An extinct canine (†Aenocyon dirus) from the Pleistocene epoch, heavier and slightly larger than the modern grey wolf.
- Ethiopian wolvesplural of Ethiopian wolf: An African canid, Canis simensis.
- Big Bad Wolvesplural of Big Bad Wolf: An evil fictional wolf that appears in fairy tales or fables.
- Iberian wolvesplural of Iberian wolf: Canis lupus signatus; A subspecies of the grey wolf, living in the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Portugal and Spain.
- wolves of Wall Streetplural of wolf of Wall Street: (A name for) an aggressive, prominent, and wealthy financier; specifically (derogatory), one who swindles or takes unfair advantage of people.
- Abyssinian wolvesplural of Abyssinian wolf: An African canid, Canis simensis.
- maned wolvesplural of maned wolf: One of species Chrysocyon brachyurus, the largest canid of South America.
- bee wolvesplural of bee wolf: Any of the solitary predatory wasps of the genus Philanthus.
- brush wolvesplural of brush wolf: A coyote (Canis latrans), a small wolf found in western North America.
- Iranian wolvesplural of Iranian wolf: Canis lupus pallipes, a subspecies of grey wolf that ranges from Southwest Asia to the Indian subcontinent, intermediate in size between the Himalayan wolf and the Arabian wolf, and lacking the luxuriant winter coat …
Compound words 14
- COYWInitialism of come on you Whites (used by supporters of Fulham F.C., Leeds United F.C. and Preston North End F.C.)
- timberwolvesplural of timberwolf: The gray wolf, Canis lupus.
- werewolvesplural of werewolf: A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.
- seawolvesplural of seawolf: A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus.
- beewolvesplural of beewolf: Any of the solitary predatory wasps of the genus Philanthus.
- coywolvesplural of coywolf: A hybrid of a coyote (Canis latrans) and a wolf.
- demiwolvesplural of demiwolf: A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
- direwolvesplural of direwolf: An extinct canine (†Aenocyon dirus) from the Pleistocene epoch, heavier and slightly larger than the modern grey wolf.
- earthwolvesplural of earthwolf: Synonym of aardwolf (“Proteles cristatus”).
- merwolvesplural of merwolf: A mermaid wolf; a sea wolf.