Visual meaning of 'lycanthrope' - Social Visual Dictionary

Visual illustration of lycanthrope: A werewolf - Image 1

noun

A werewolf

Examples:

"The mysterious disappearance of the local librarian was attributed to a lycanthrope. "

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Visual illustration of lycanthrope: More generally, any sort of were-creature. - Image 1

noun

More generally, any sort of were-creature.

Examples:

"The old folktale described a bear-like creature that terrorized the village, a lycanthrope that hunted under the full moon. "

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Related Words

Visual illustration for the word "disappearance" - The action of disappearing or vanishing.

disappearancenoun

/dɪsəˈpɪəɹəns/

The action of disappearing or vanishing.

"The disappearance of the homework assignment from the table was a mystery. "

Visual illustration for the word "mysterious" - Of unknown origin.

mysteriousadjective

/mɪˈstɪəɹi.əs/ /məˈstɪɹi.əs/

Of unknown origin.

"He received a mysterious phone call this morning."

Visual illustration for the word "terrorized" - To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.

/ˈtɛrəˌraɪzd/ /ˈtɛrəˌraɪzd/

To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.

"The neighborhood cat terrorized the birds in the backyard. "

Visual illustration for the word "hunted" - To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.

/ˈhʌntɪd/

To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.

"Her uncle will go out and hunt for deer, now that it is open season."

Visual illustration for the word "folktale" - A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.

/ˈfoʊkˌteɪl/ /ˈfoʊkˌteɪəl/

A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.

"The children listened to a folktale about a brave princess who saved her kingdom. "

Visual illustration for the word "attributed" - To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.

/əˈtrɪbjutɪd/ /ˈætrɪˌbjutɪd/

To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.

"The scientists attributed the sudden increase in rainfall to climate change. "

Visual illustration for the word "werewolf" - A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon.

/ˈwɛːwʊlf/ /ˈwɛəɹwʊlf/

A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon.

"The old movie was about a werewolf who only transformed during the full moon, terrifying the small town. "

Visual illustration for the word "described" - To represent in words.

/dɪˈskraɪbd/ /dəˈskraɪbd/

To represent in words.

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

Visual illustration for the word "generally" - Popularly or widely.

generallyadverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Popularly or widely.

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

Visual illustration for the word "village" - A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

"There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village."

Visual illustration for the word "creature" - A living being; an animal or (sometimes derogatory) a human.

/ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃəɹ/

A living being; an animal or (sometimes derogatory) a human.

"The little creature scurried under the table during the family dinner. "

Visual illustration for the word "librarian" - The keeper, manager of a library.

/laɪˈbɹɛɹ.i.ən/

The keeper, manager of a library.

"The librarian helped my son find the book he needed for his school project. "