any of various wild canine carnivores (genus Canis), esp. the gray wolf, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere: domestic dogs are thought to be descended from wolves
the fur of a wolf
a fierce, cruel, or greedy person
☆ Slang a man who flirts aggressively with many women
the dissonance of some chords on an organ, piano, etc. that has been tuned in a system of unequal temperament; also, a chord in which such dissonance is heard
an unsteadiness or breaking of certain tones in instruments of the violin group, due to faulty vibration