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 agribusiness agribusiness /ˈæɡrɪˌbɪznəs/

noun

  1. A large-scale farming enterprise  ( agribusiness , factory farm , agriculture )
    a large-scale farming enterprise
      The village's economy heavily relied on agriculture and farming.
    The village's economy heavily relied on agriculture and farming.


 cogwheel cogwheel /ˈkɒɡwiːl/

noun

  1. A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion  ( cogwheel , gear wheel , geared wheel , gear )
    a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion


 sludge sludge /ˈslʌdʒ/

noun

  1. () The precipitate produced by sewage treatment  ( sludge )
    the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
      The industrial plant generates sludge as a byproduct that requires proper disposal.
    The industrial plant generates sludge as a byproduct that requires proper disposal.
  2. Any thick, viscous matter  ( goo [Informal] , gook [Informal] , goop [Informal, N. American] , guck [Informal, N. American] , gunk [Informal] , muck , ooze , slime , sludge )
    any thick, viscous matter


 wolf wolf /ˈwʊlf/

noun

  1. () Any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs  ( wolf )
    any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
     The wolf is a social animal that lives in packs and hunts prey together
    The wolf is a social animal that lives in packs and hunts prey together
  2. A cruelly rapacious person  ( savage , wolf , beast , brute , wildcat [Informal] )
    a cruelly rapacious person
  3. A man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women  ( masher , skirt chaser , wolf , woman chaser )
    a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

verb

  1. Eat hastily  ( wolf , wolf down )
    eat hastily
     The teenager wolfed down the pizza
    The teenager wolfed down the pizza

 Wolf

    noun

    1. German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)  ( Friedrich August Wolf , Wolf )
      German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)
    2. Austrian composer (1860-1903)  ( Hugo Wolf , Wolf )
      Austrian composer (1860-1903)