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wild
[ wahyld ]
adjective
- living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated:
a wild animal;
wild geese.
Antonyms: tame
- growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans, as plants, flowers, fruit, or honey:
wild cherries.
- uncultivated, uninhabited, or waste:
wild country.
- uncivilized or barbarous:
wild tribes.
- of unrestrained violence, fury, intensity, etc.; violent; furious:
wild strife;
wild storms.
Synonyms: turbulent, frenzied, stormy, tempestuous
- characterized by or indicating violent feelings or excitement, as actions or a person's appearance:
wild cries;
a wild look.
Synonyms: boisterous
- frantic or distracted; crazy:
to drive someone wild.
Synonyms: insane
- violently or uncontrollably affected:
wild with rage;
wild with pain.
- undisciplined, unruly, or lawless:
a gang of wild boys.
Synonyms: self-willed, wayward, unrestrained, riotous
- unrestrained, untrammeled, or unbridled:
wild enthusiasm.
Synonyms: uncontrollable
- disregardful of moral restraints as to pleasurable indulgence:
He repented his wild youth.
- unrestrained by reason or prudence:
wild schemes.
Synonyms: rash, reckless, impracticable, extravagant
- amazing or incredible:
Isn't that wild about Bill getting booted out of the club?
- disorderly or disheveled:
wild hair.
Synonyms: unkempt
- wide of the mark:
He scored on a wild throw.
- Informal. intensely eager or enthusiastic:
wild to get started;
wild about the new styles.
- Cards. (of a card) having its value decided by the wishes of the players.
- Metallurgy. (of molten metal) generating large amounts of gas during cooling, so as to cause violent bubbling.
adverb
- in a wild manner; wildly.
noun
- Often wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert:
a cabin in the wild;
a safari to the wilds of Africa.
verb (used with object)
- to travel around as a group, attacking or assaulting (people) in a random and violent way:
The man was wilded and left for dead.
wild
1/ waɪld /
adjective
- (of animals) living independently of man; not domesticated or tame
- (of plants) growing in a natural state; not cultivated
- uninhabited or uncultivated; desolate
a wild stretch of land
- living in a savage or uncivilized way
wild tribes
- lacking restraint
wild merriment
- of great violence or intensity
a wild storm
- disorderly or chaotic
wild thoughts
wild talk
- dishevelled; untidy
wild hair
- in a state of extreme emotional intensity
wild with anger
- reckless
wild speculations
- not calculated; random
a wild guess
- unconventional; fantastic; crazy
wild friends
- informal.postpositivefoll byabout intensely enthusiastic or excited
- (of a card, such as a joker or deuce in some games) able to be given any value the holder pleases
jacks are wild
- wild and woolly
- rough; untamed; barbarous
- (of theories, plans, etc) not fully thought out
adverb
- in a wild manner
- run wild
- to grow without cultivation or care
- to behave without restraint
noun
- often plural a desolate, uncultivated, or uninhabited region
- the wild
- a free natural state of living
- the wilderness
Wild
2/ waɪld /
noun
- WildJonathan?16821725MBritishCRIME AND POLICING: criminal Jonathan. ?1682–1725, British criminal, who organized a network of thieves, highwaymen, etc, while also working as an informer: said to have sent over a hundred men to the gallows before being hanged himself
Derived Forms
- ˈwildish, adjective
- ˈwildly, adverb
- ˈwildness, noun
Other Words From
- wildly adverb
- wildness noun
- half-wild adjective
- half-wildly adverb
- half-wildness noun
- over·wild adjective
- over·wildly adverb
- over·wildness noun
- semi·wild adjective
- semi·wildly adverb
- semi·wildness noun
- un·wild adjective
- un·wildly adverb
- un·wildness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of wild1
Word History and Origins
Origin of wild1
Idioms and Phrases
- blow wild, (of an oil or gas well) to spout in an uncontrolled way, as in a blowout. Compare blowout ( def 4 ).
- in the wild,
- in a natural state or in the wilderness.
- in the real world; in real life:
language learning in the classroom and in the wild.
- run wild,
- to grow unchecked:
The rambler roses are running wild.
- to show lack of restraint or control:
Those children are allowed to run wild.
More idioms and phrases containing wild
- go hog wild
- go wilding
- run amok (wild)
- sow one's wild oats
Example Sentences
Mr. Davis, the former head of digital art at Christie’s in Manhattan, was recalling one of the wildest crazes ever.
Forest Service Christmas tree permit, Lyon and his wife, Amelia, trek to a national forest near their home in Missoula, Mont., to find a wild evergreen.
The world’s oldest known wild bird is an albatross named Wisdom.
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said "wild threats of tactical nuclear use" by Russia and China, Iran's failure to co-operate with a nuclear deal, and North Korea's "erratic behaviour" were among the threats facing the West.
The team caught wild mosquitoes and catalogued bacterial species in their gastrointestinal tracts to see if any could affect the mosquito's ability to harbor and transmit pathogens.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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