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   wild

   /wʌɪld/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated: "a herd of wild goats" Similar untamedundomesticatedferalunbrokenfierceferocioussavageuncultivatednaturalnativeindigenoustechnical:agrestalOpposite tamecultivatedhothouse
   • ▪ 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" Similar uninhabitedunpopulateduncultivatedunfarmedunmanagedvirginruggedroughinhospitabledesolateemptydesertedtracklesswastebarren
   • ▪ (of sea or the weather) rough and stormy: "a wild, bitterly cold night" Similar stormysquallytempestuousturbulentblusterywindyhowlingragingroaringfuriousviolentangrydirtyfoulnastyinclementroughstorm-tossedchoppyboilingrare:boisterousOpposite calm
   • ▪ (of people) not civilized; primitive: "the wild tribes from the north" Similar primitiveuncivilizeduncultureduncultivateduneducatedignorantsavagebarbarousbarbaricbrutishferociousfiercejungliarchaic:rudeOpposite civilized
   • ▪ (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" Similar uncontrolledunrestrainedout of controlundisciplinedunconstraineduncurbedunbridleduncheckedchaoticuninhibitedextrovertattention-seekingunconventionalwaywardself-willedungovernableunmanageableunrulyrowdydisorderlyriotouslawlessrare:corybanticOpposite self-disciplined
   • ▪ very enthusiastic or excited: informal "I'm not wild about the music" Similar very excitedjumping up and downon firedeliriousin a frenzyfranticuproarioustumultuouspassionatevehementeagerunrestraineduntrammelledvery keen onvery enthusiastic aboutpassionate aboutenamoured ofinfatuated withsmitten withinformal:crazy aboutmad aboutnutty/nuts aboutgone onpotty aboutOpposite calmunenthusiasticindifferent
   • ▪ very angry. informal Similar furiousvery angryinfuriatedincensedenragedbeside oneselfiratefumingin a rageragingseethingmaddenedexasperatedinformal:lividmadhopping madseeing redhot under the collarup in armsfoaming at the mouthon the warpathsteamed upfit to be tiedspareradgeOpposite pleased
   • 4. not based on sound reasoning or probability: "a wild guess" Similar madcapridiculousludicrousfoolishstupidlunaticfoolhardyidioticabsurdsillyasinineunwiseill-advisedill-consideredill-conceivedillogicalsenselessnonsensicalimpracticalimpracticableunpracticalunworkableimprudentrecklesspreposterousoutrageousextravagantfantasticalfantasticfancifulinformal:crazycrackpotcrackbrainedcock-eyeddaftrandomarbitraryhit-or-misshaphazarduninformedinformal:shot-in-the-darkOpposite sensiblepracticalconsidered
   • 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

   • 1. a natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region: "kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild"
   • ▪ a remote uninhabited or sparsely inhabited area: "he spent a year in the wilds of Canada"

   verb

   • 1. behave in an unrestrained or violent manner: informal US "this song makes me want to wild out"
   • 2. treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous: West Indian "let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him"

   Word Origin Old Englishwilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wildish adjective

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   What is a wild animal?

   • 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.

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   What does wild weather mean?

   • Wild is used to describe the weather or the sea when it is stormy. The wild weather did not deter some people from swimming in the sea. Wild behaviour is uncontrolled, excited, or energetic. As George himself came on stage they went wild. They marched into town to the wild cheers of the inhabitants.

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   What is a wild plant?

   • living or growing in natural conditions; not kept in a house or on a farm The plants grow wild along the banks of rivers. Their aim is to document wild populations of fast-disappearing species. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! in its natural state; not changed by people

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   What does it mean to run wild?

   • The term "to run wild " means to grow unrestrained, undisciplined, like a wild animal or an imagination that isn't held back by rules. "Wild."

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     WILD meaning: 1. uncontrolled, violent, or extreme: 2. very...

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     WILD translate: 不受控制的, 瘋狂的;狂暴的;猛烈的, 不尋常的;極棒的;非凡的, 自然的,...

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     WILD translate: 不受控制的, 疯狂的;狂暴的;猛烈的, 不寻常的;极棒的;非凡的, 自然的,...

   • Wild: Arabic Translation

     WILD translate: بَرّي, جُنوني / غَيْر قابِل لِلسَّيطَرة...

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   Something that's wild lives in nature and isn't tamed. Your pet poodle isn't wild , but the groundhog that lives under your garden shed is wild . An animal or plant in its native habitat is wild, like a wild dingo or a wild strawberry.

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