English word senses marked with topical category "Werewolves"
Parent categories: Characters from folklore, Horror, Mythological creatures, Shapeshifters, Fictional characters, Folklore, Literature, Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Mythology, Fiction, Culture, Entertainment, Writing, Genres, Artistic works, Society, Human behaviour, Language, Art, Human, Communication
Total 23 word senses
- Wolfstar (Proper name) The ship of characters Remus Lupin and Sirius Black of the Harry Potter series.
- gamecraft (Noun) A type of dominance competition practiced by werewolves that focuses on cleverness, wit, and cunning.
- loogaroo (Noun) A creature of Caribbean mythology similar to a vampire or werewolf.
- loup-garou (Noun) A werewolf.
- lycan (Noun) A werewolf.
- lycanthrope (Noun) A werewolf
- lycanthrope (Noun) More generally, any sort of werecreature.
- lycanthropia (Noun) Alternative form of lycanthropy
- lycanthropy (Noun) The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human being and a wolf, often said to happen involuntarily during a full moon; werewolfdom.
- man-wolf (Noun) A werewolf or lycanthrope.
- rougarou (Noun) A werewolf or werewolf-like creature said to inhabit swamps in Louisiana (and sometimes French Canadian) folklore.
- scisaac (Proper name) The ship of characters Scott McCall and Isaac Lahey from the Teen Wolf series.
- silver bullet (Noun) A bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf, vampire, or other monster.
- were- (Prefix) lycanthrope, used with animal names to indicate a person who changes shape into that animal.
- werewolf (Noun) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to do so during a full moon.
- werewolfdom (Noun) The state of being a werewolf; werewolfism; lycanthropy.
- werewolfess (Noun) A female werewolf.
- werewolfish (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of a werewolf.
- werewolfism (Noun) lycanthropy; the transformation of a person into a wolf
- werewolfy (Adjective) Resembling or characteristic of a werewolf.
- werewoman (Noun) A woman who takes the form of an animal through a process of lycanthropy.
- wolfman (Noun) A male werewolf or lycanthrope.
- wolfwoman (Noun) A female werewolf or female lycanthrope.
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