buffalo vs howl

buffalo

verb
  • To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate. 

  • To hunt buffalo. 

noun
  • A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison. 

  • The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.). 

  • Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo Bubalus bubalis. 

  • A nickel. 

howl

verb
  • To utter with outcry. 

  • To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast. 

  • To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. 

  • To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail. 

noun
  • Any similar sound. 

  • A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail. 

  • The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals. 

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