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wild W0153500 (wīld)adj. wild·er, wild·est 1. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed: wild geese; edible wild plants.2. Not inhabited or farmed: remote, wild country.3. Uncivilized or barbarous.4. a. Lacking supervision or restraint: wild children living in the street.b. Disorderly; unruly: a wild scene in the school cafeteria.c. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious: recalled his wild youth with remorse.5. Lacking regular order or arrangement; disarranged: wild locks of long hair.6. Full of, marked by, or suggestive of strong, uncontrolled emotion: wild with jealousy; a wild look in his eye; a wild rage.7. Extravagant; fantastic: a wild idea.8. Furiously disturbed or turbulent; stormy: wild weather.9. Risky; imprudent: wild financial schemes.10. a. Impatiently eager: wild to get away for the weekend.b. Informal Highly enthusiastic: just wild about the new music.11. Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded: wild accusations; a wild guess.12. Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic: a wild bullet.13. Games Having an equivalence or value determined by the cardholder's choice: playing poker with deuces wild.adv. In a wild manner: growing wild; roaming wild.n.1. A natural or undomesticated state: returned the zoo animals to the wild; plants that grow abundantly in the wild.2. often wilds A region that is mostly uninhabited or uncultivated: the wilds of the northern steppes.intr.v. wild·ed, wild·ing, wilds To go about in a group threatening, robbing, or attacking others. [Middle English wilde, from Old English.] wild′ly adv.wild′ness n.wild (waɪld) adj1. (Zoology) (of animals) living independently of man; not domesticated or tame2. (Botany) (of plants) growing in a natural state; not cultivated3. uninhabited or uncultivated; desolate: a wild stretch of land. 4. (Anthropology & Ethnology) living in a savage or uncivilized way: wild tribes. 5. lacking restraint: wild merriment. 6. of great violence or intensity: a wild storm. 7. disorderly or chaotic: wild thoughts; wild talk. 8. dishevelled; untidy: wild hair. 9. in a state of extreme emotional intensity: wild with anger. 10. reckless: wild speculations. 11. not calculated; random: a wild guess. 12. unconventional; fantastic; crazy: wild friends. 13. informal (foll by: about) intensely enthusiastic or excited14. (Card Games) (of a card, such as a joker or deuce in some games) able to be given any value the holder pleases: jacks are wild. 15. wild and woolly a. rough; untamed; barbarousb. (of theories, plans, etc) not fully thought outadv16. in a wild manner17. (Horticulture) to grow without cultivation or care18. to behave without restraintn19. (Physical Geography) (often plural) a desolate, uncultivated, or uninhabited region20. the wild a. a free natural state of livingb. the wilderness[Old English wilde; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wildi, Old Norse villr, Gothic wiltheis] ˈwildish adj ˈwildly adv ˈwildness n
Wild (waɪld) n (Biography) 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 himselfwild (waɪld) adj. 1. living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal. 2. growing or produced without cultivation, as flowers, fruit, or honey. 3. uninhabited; undeveloped: wild country. 4. uncivilized; barbarous: wild tribes. 5. of unrestrained violence or intensity, etc.: wild storms. 6. characterized by violent feelings or excitement: a wild look. 7. frantic; distracted: to drive someone wild. 8. unruly or lawless: a gang of wild boys. 9. unrestrained by reason or prudence: to regret one's wild youth. 10. amazing; incredible: It's wild that he's suing. 11. disheveled: wild hair. 12. wide of the mark: a wild throw. 13. Informal. intensely eager or enthusiastic: I'm wild about your new hairstyle. 14. (of a card) having its value decided by the wishes of the players. adv. 15. in an unrestrained manner; wildly. n. 16. Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited region or tract; wilderness: a safari to the wilds of Africa. v.t. 17. Slang. to attack or assault violently: The gang wilded some runners. [before 900; Middle English, Old English wilde, c. Old Saxon, Old High German wildi, Old Norse villr, Gothic wiltheis] wild′ly, adv. wild′ness, n. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | wild - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"natural state, state of naturestate - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness - a wild or unrefined state | | 2. | wild - a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"wildernessbarren, wasteland, waste - an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"bush - a large wilderness areafrontier - a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day"geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth | Adj. | 1. | wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"tame - very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed" | | 2. | wild - in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"untamedintractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"tamed, tame - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" | | 3. | wild - in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief"passionate - having or expressing strong emotions | | 4. | wild - deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth" | | 5. | wild - (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"violentintense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" | | 6. | wild - without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, idleunsupported - not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid; "unsupported accusations" | | 7. | wild - talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic"raving madinsane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter" | | 8. | wild - involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"hazardous, riskydangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" | | 9. | wild - fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance"fantasticunrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels" | | 10. | wild - located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"godforsaken, wasteinhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas" | | 11. | wild - intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her"dotty, gaga, crazycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechenthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons" | | 12. | wild - without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"barbarian, barbaric, uncivilised, uncivilized, savagenoncivilised, noncivilized - not having a high state of culture and social development | | 13. | wild - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"angry, tempestuous, furious, ragingstormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas" | Adv. | 1. | wild - in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here"rampantly | | 2. | wild - in a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild" |
wildadjective1. untamed, fierce, savage, ferocious, unbroken, feral, undomesticated, free, warrigal (Austral. literary) The organization is calling for a total ban on the trade of wild animals. untamed broken, tame, domesticated2. uncultivated, natural, native, indigenous The lane was lined with wild flowers. uncultivated planted, farmed, cultivated3. desolate, empty, desert, deserted, virgin, lonely, uninhabited, godforsaken, uncultivated, uncivilized, trackless, unpopulated one of the few wild areas remaining in the South East desolate urban, inhabited, populated, civilized4. stormy, violent, rough, intense, raging, furious, howling, choppy, tempestuous, blustery The recent wild weather has caused millions of pounds' worth of damage.5. excited, mad (informal), crazy (informal), eager, nuts (slang), enthusiastic, raving, frantic, daft (informal), frenzied, hysterical, avid, potty (Brit. informal), delirious, agog The children were wild with excitement. excited uninterested, unenthusiastic6. uncontrolled, violent, rough, disorderly, noisy, chaotic, turbulent, wayward, unruly, rowdy, boisterous, lawless, unfettered, unbridled, riotous, unrestrained, unmanageable, impetuous, undisciplined, ungovernable, self-willed, uproarious When drunk, he became wild and violent. uncontrolled ordered, controlled, quiet, friendly, calm, disciplined, careful, gentle, peaceful, mild, restrained, polite, thoughtful, orderly, self-controlled, lawful, genteel, domesticated, well-behaved7. mad (informal), furious, fuming, infuriated, incensed, enraged, very angry, irate, livid (informal), in a rage, on the warpath (informal), hot under the collar (informal), beside yourself When I told him what I had done, he was wild.8. outrageous, fantastic, foolish, rash, extravagant, reckless, preposterous, giddy, madcap, foolhardy, flighty, ill-considered, imprudent, impracticable I was just a kid and full of wild ideas. outrageous practical, realistic, logical, well-thought-out9. dishevelled, disordered, untidy, unkempt, tousled, straggly, windblown They were alarmed by his wild hair and staring eyes.10. passionate, mad (informal), ardent, fervent, zealous, fervid She's just wild about him.11. uncivilized, fierce, savage, primitive, rude, ferocious, barbaric, brutish, barbarous the wild tribes which still roam the northern plains with their horse herds uncivilized advanced, civilizedplural noun1. wilderness, desert, wasteland, middle of nowhere (informal), backwoods, back of beyond (informal), uninhabited area They went canoeing in the wilds of Canada.run wild1. grow unchecked, spread, ramble, straggle The front garden is running wild.2. go on the rampage, stray, rampage, run riot, cut loose, run free, kick over the traces, be undisciplined, abandon all restraint She lets her children run wild.wildadjective1. In a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature:native, natural, rough, uncultivated, undomesticated, untamed.2. Of or relating to wild animals:feral, savage.3. Not civilized:barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, primitive, rude, savage, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured.Archaic: uncivil.4. Not submitting to discipline or control:disorderly, fractious, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward.Idiom: out of line.5. Lacking in moral restraint:abandoned, dissipated, dissolute, fast, gay, incontinent, licentious, profligate, rakish, unbridled, unconstrained, uncontrolled, ungoverned, uninhibited, unrestrained, wanton.6. Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:delirious, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, mad.Archaic: madding.7. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent.nounAn uninhabited region left in its natural state:bush, wilderness, wildness.Translationswild (waild) adjective1. (of animals) not tamed. wolves and other wild animals. 野生的 野生的2. (of land) not cultivated. 未開墾的 未开垦的3. uncivilized or lawless; savage. wild tribes. 未開化的,野蠻的 未开化的,原始的 4. very stormy; violent. a wild night at sea; a wild rage. 狂暴的 狂暴的5. mad, crazy, insane etc. wild with hunger; wild with anxiety. 瘋狂的 疯狂的6. rash. a wild hope. 迫切的 急切的7. not accurate or reliable. a wild guess. 不準確的,不可靠的 不切实际的8. very angry. 盛怒的 狂怒的ˈwildly adverb 狂野地 狂暴地ˈwildness noun 狂野 粗野,野生,未开化 ˈwildfire: spread like wildfire (of eg news) to spread extremely fast. 野火 野火ˈwildfowl noun plural wild birds, especially water birds such as ducks, geese etc. 野鳥(尤指野鴨、野鵝等水鳥) 猎鸟ˌwild-ˈgoose chase an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain. 白忙一場,徒勞之舉 荒谬无益之追求,徒劳的举动 ˈwildlife noun wild animals, birds, insects etc collectively. to protect wildlife. 野生動物 野生动物in the wild (of an animal) in its natural surroundings. Young animals have to learn to look after themselves in the wild. (動物)在自然棲息地 在野外,在大自然中 the wilds the uncultivated areas (of a country etc). They're living out in the wilds of Australia somewhere. 窮鄉僻壤 荒野,未开发地区 the Wild Westwestwild
wild mod. exciting; eccentric; cool. Things are really wild here. See:- a wild card
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- a wild goose chase
- a wild goose never laid a tame egg
- be wild about (someone or something)
- beyond (one's) wildest dreams
- beyond your wildest dreams
- bizzle
- bizzle a wild card word for words beginning with
- chizzle a wild card word for words beginning with
- dizzle
- dizzle a wild card word for words beginning with
- drive (someone) wild
- fizzle
- gizzle
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- go hog wild
- go hog wild, to
- go hog-wild
- go wild
- have a wild hair up (one's) ass
- hizzle
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- hog wild
- hog-wild
- in the wild
- in the wilds of (some place)
- into the wide blue yonder
- into the wild blue yonder
- jizzle a wild card word for words beginning with
- kizzle a wild card word for words beginning with
- lizzle
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- mizzle
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- never in (one's) wildest dreams
- never in your wildest dreams
- not in (one's) wildest dreams
- pizzle
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- rizzle
- rizzle a wild card word for words beginning with
- run amok
- run wild
- send (one) on a wild goose chase
- send on a wild-goose chase
- sizzle
- sizzle a wild card word for words beginning with
- sow (one's) wild oats
- sow one's wild oats
- sow wild oats
- sow your wild oats
- take a walk on the wild side
- tizzle a wild card word for words beginning with
- vizzle a wild card word for words beginning with
- walk on the wild side
- wild
- wild about
- wild about (someone or something)
- wild about, be
- wild and woolly
- wild and woolly (West), the
- wild card
- wild cherry
- wild goose chase
- wild goose chase, a
- wild horses
- wild horses couldn't drag (one) away (from something)
- wild horses couldn't drag (one) to (something)
- wild horses couldn't drag (something) from (one)
- Wild horses couldn't drag away
- wild horses couldn't drag me
- wild horses won't drag someone to something
- wild horses wouldn't drag (one) to (something)
- wild horses wouldn't drag (something) from (one)
- wild oats
- wild oats, to sow one's
- wild pitch
- wild turkey
- wildest dreams
- wild-goose chase
- with wild abandon
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wild1. (of animals) living independently of man; not domesticated or tame 2. (of plants) growing in a natural state; not cultivated 3. living in a savage or uncivilized way 4. (of a card, such as a joker or deuce in some games) able to be given any value the holder pleases 5. a desolate, uncultivated, or uninhabited region wild
wild (wīld)adj. wilder, wildest Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed: wild geese; edible wild plants. wild′ly adv.wild′ness n.Genetics Referring to that which has been neither intentionally inbred or genetically manipulated Vox populi (1) Referring to a natural environment; not domesticated—e.g., animals on the Serengeti (2) Referring to a lack of inhibition and self-controlwild adjective Referring to that which has been neither intentionally inbred or genetically manipulatedwild Relating to an entity, such as a virus, bacterium or gene that arises naturally or that comes from a natural environment, rather than that originates in a laboratory or as a result of artificial circumstances.WILD
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WILD➣Women's Institute for Leadership Development | WILD➣Wake Initiated Lucid Dream | WILD➣Women in Leadership Development | WILD➣Women in Livestock Development (Heifer International; est. 1988) | WILD➣Wake-Induced Lucid Dream | WILD➣Walk In, Lay Down (Washington University, St. Louis concert) | WILD➣Wilderness Initiatives for Learning At Duke (Duke University) |
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Synonyms for wildadj in a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by natureSynonyms- native
- natural
- rough
- uncultivated
- undomesticated
- untamed
adj of or relating to wild animalsSynonymsadj not civilizedSynonyms- barbarian
- barbaric
- barbarous
- primitive
- rude
- savage
- uncivilized
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- uncivil
adj not submitting to discipline or controlSynonyms- disorderly
- fractious
- indocile
- intractable
- lawless
- obstinate
- obstreperous
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- uncontrollable
- undisciplined
- ungovernable
- unmanageable
- unruly
- untoward
adj lacking in moral restraintSynonyms- abandoned
- dissipated
- dissolute
- fast
- gay
- incontinent
- licentious
- profligate
- rakish
- unbridled
- unconstrained
- uncontrolled
- ungoverned
- uninhibited
- unrestrained
- wanton
adj marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitationSynonyms- delirious
- frantic
- frenetic
- frenzied
- mad
- madding
adj violently disturbed or agitated, as by stormsSynonyms- dirty
- heavy
- raging
- roiled
- roily
- rough
- rugged
- stormy
- tempestuous
- tumultuous
- turbulent
- ugly
- violent
noun an uninhabited region left in its natural stateSynonymsSynonyms for wildnoun a wild primitive state untouched by civilizationSynonyms- natural state
- state of nature
Related Words- state
- crudeness
- crudity
- primitiveness
- primitivism
- rudeness
noun a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural conditionSynonymsRelated Words- barren
- wasteland
- waste
- bush
- frontier
- geographic area
- geographic region
- geographical area
- geographical region
adj marked by extreme lack of restraint or controlRelated WordsAntonymsadj in a natural stateSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsadj in a state of extreme emotionRelated Wordsadj deviating widely from an intended courseRelated Wordsadj (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loudSynonymsRelated Wordsadj without a basis in reason or factSynonyms- baseless
- groundless
- unfounded
- unwarranted
- idle
Related Wordsadj talking or behaving irrationallySynonymsRelated Wordsadj involving risk or dangerSynonymsRelated Wordsadj fanciful and unrealisticSynonymsRelated Wordsadj located in a dismal or remote areaSynonymsRelated Wordsadj intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied withSynonymsRelated Words- colloquialism
- enthusiastic
adj without civilizing influencesSynonyms- barbarian
- barbaric
- uncivilised
- uncivilized
- savage
Related Wordsadj (of the elements) as if showing violent angerSynonyms- angry
- tempestuous
- furious
- raging
Related Wordsadv in an uncontrolled and rampant mannerSynonyms |