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Wild

wʌɪld

Wild definitions
adjective
wild wilder wildest
  1. (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated

    "a herd of wild goats"

    • produced from wild animals or plants without cultivation

      "wild honey"

  2. (of a place or region) uninhabited, uncultivated, or inhospitable

    "an expanse of wild moorland"

    • (of sea or the weather) rough and stormy

      "a wild, bitterly cold night"

    • (of people) not civilized or settled

      "the wild tribes from the north"

    • (of a look, appearance, etc.) indicating distraction or strong emotion

      "her wild eyes were darting back and forth"

  3. lacking discipline or restraint

    "wild parties were never her scene"

    • very enthusiastic or excited

      "I'm not wild about the music"

    • very angry
  4. not based on sound reasoning or probability

    "a wild guess"

  5. (of a playing card) deemed to have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it
noun
wild wilds
  1. the environment in its natural state, without the influence of human activity; an uncultivated or undeveloped state or region

    "kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild"

    • in real life; under ordinary or natural conditions (as opposed to within a controlled or artificial environment)

      "the team first saw the phenomenon in the lab, before later confirming it in the wild"

  2. a remote uninhabited or sparsely inhabited area

    "he spent a year in the wilds of Canada"

    remote areas wilderness
verb
wild wilded wilding wilds
  1. behave in an unrestrained or violent manner

    "this song makes me want to wild out"

  2. treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous

    "let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him"