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Werewolf - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Werewolf : (noun)
1: a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf [syn:
wolfman, lycanthrope]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Werewolf : \Were"wolf`\, n.; pl. Werewolves. [AS. werwulf; wer a
man _ wulf a wolf; cf. G. w["a]rwolf, w["a]hrwolf, wehrwolf,
a werewolf, MHG. werwolf. [root]285. See Were a man, and
Wolf, and cf. Virile, World.]
A person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either
temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural
influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope.
Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct.
The werwolf went about his prey. --William of
Palerne.
The brutes that wear our form and face, The werewolves
of the human race. --Longfellow.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Werewolf |
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Izzzzyy: @Lvy13 screw jonas anydayy:) but 'jacob the Werewolf' as you would say has a resemblece to a wolf. coincidence as he plays one? I think not. |
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browntroutblues: "A caretaker at my school was attacked by a dog last night." "It was probably a Werewolf. Like Lupin. Only less awesome." |
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danielzorato: @renatamfr Máááno do céu!!! Tocar sax no Werewolf mode (modo lobisomem)... quer que eu desenhe? HAHAHAHA |
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