Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wolves

/ˈwʊlvz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: wolves
IPA: /ˈwʊlvz/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

genitive of wolf

Obsolete

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of wolve

name

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

name

The city of Wolverhampton, England.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"Lŭpātus, a, um, Bridled with a ſharp bit, Sharp like a Wolves teeth."
"Fab[le]. CLV. A Shepherd and a Wolves Whelp. A Shepherd took a Sucking Whelp of a Wolfe, and Train’d it up with his Dogs."
"[…] for he remembred to have read, that if one of theſe Flowers gather’d in Auguſt, when the Sun is in Leo, and if after wrapp’d up in a Lawrel Leaf, with a Wolves Tooth, this little Pacquet be laid in a Church; […]"
"[…] a resident of Wolverhampton, Kirtan Singh, explained: 'A slum house in Wolves is not worth even £500. […]"

Usage

Obsolete
British usage
Slang

Derived Forms

COYW

Rhymes With

hooves rooves wolfs

Questions

How do you pronounce wolves?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʊlvz/.
What does wolves mean?: plural of wolf

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