werewolf Definition
were·wolf (wer′wo̵olf′, wir′-)
noun pl. -·wolves′---wo̵olvz′
Folklore a person changed into a wolf, or one capable of assuming the form of a wolf at will; lycanthrope
Etymology: ME werwolf < OE werwulf < wer, man < IE *wiros, man (prob. orig., “the strong one” < base *wei-, to be strong > L vis, power, vir, man) + OE wulf, wolf
werewolf Synonyms
werewolf Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: Unfortunately Prince Rupert is cursed and becomes a werewolf every full moon.
- see: I asked if he was ok and what was the matter, he answered that he had just seen a werewolf!
- kill: We are also accepting vampires who are willing to kill werewolves.
- have: Bitten is one of a series of supernatural novels by author Kelley Armstrong and has a young female werewolf at its core.
- include: Even tho the second included werewolves trying to kill me, at least it didn't invoke my biggest fear.
- get: For full details on how to order please click below and get some werewolves in the city in your life!
Converse of subject
bite: Out in the woods celebrating the start of his senior year, he was bitten by a werewolf.
Adjective modifier
- female: She has the dubious honor of being the only female werewolf in the world.
- good: Especially the humanoid werewolf ( sorry Col ) as I think this is the best werewolf I have seen on screen for some time.
- young: The vampire was too strong for the young werewolf.
- wild: Can two wild werewolves find love while the police, the media, her psychiatrist and maverick hunters are closing in?
Modifies a noun
- movie: He can currently be seen in the werewolf movie Dog Soldiers.
- film: Finally a werewolf film I can say I really loved!
- story: Full Wolf Moon, as you may have gathered from the title, is a werewolf story.
- flick: Bring on Dog Soldiers for a good werewolf flick.
- genre: Overall, an excellent package and a real gem of a film which will hopefully herald the return of the werewolf genre.
- reply: Topic: Scot's Bobby werewolf Replies: 2 Views: 53 Forum: Post your profiles here!
Possessives
howl: How can you celebrate Halloween without the eerie sound of a wolf's howl ( or possibly, a werewolf's howl )?
Preposition: in
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