[
US
/ˈwaɪɫd/
]
[ UK /wˈaɪld/ ]
[ UK /wˈaɪld/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
deviating widely from an intended course
he threw a wild pitch
a wild bullet -
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
a violent clash of colors
her dress was a violent red
wild colors
wild shouts
a violent noise -
talking or behaving irrationally
a raving lunatic -
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
edible wild plants
wild geese -
without a basis in reason or fact
unwarranted jealousy
baseless gossip
idle fears
unfounded suspicions
the allegations proved groundless -
involving risk or danger
a wild financial scheme
extremely risky going out in the tide and fog
skydiving is a hazardous sport -
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
crazy about cars and racing
gaga over the rock group's new album
they are dotty about each other -
fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
a fantastic idea of his own importance -
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
furious winds
angry clouds on the horizon
the raging sea -
in a state of extreme emotion
wild with grief
wild with anger -
without civilizing influences
fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient
a savage people
barbarian invaders
wild tribes
barbaric practices -
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
wild talk
wild parties -
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
a godforsaken wilderness crossroads
a desert island
waste places
a wild stretch of land
ADVERB
-
in a wild or undomesticated manner
growing wild
roaming wild -
in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
weeds grew rampantly around here
NOUN
-
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
they collected mushrooms in the wild
he lived in the wild -
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
How To Use wild In A Sentence
- The popular beauty spot is home to a variety of wildlife including birds and types of bats.
- Such changeable weather can pose problems for wildlife. Times, Sunday Times
- Of course, this kid dreams of a place like this island, where nobody works except to keep house and pick wild blueberries and beachcomb. Diary
- Anybody who has ever been on a North Queensland pastoral lease knows that you can go 20, 30, 40 miles day after day and all you will see is a few brumbies and some wild pigs; you will not see any cattle anywhere.
- Simply inserting the word "conservation" in the pesticide label and slightly watering down the percentage of the active ingredient, brodifacoum, does not make this rodenticide safe for wildlife, nor will it make it any less persistent. Maggie Sergio: The Proposal to Poison a Wildlife Refuge
- Wildlife Watching Supplies stock a wide range of materials, olive green or camouflage pattern, lightweight, medium and heavy weight, showerproofed polycotton and waterproof nylon.
- On a sunny summer day one can be overwhelmed by the abundance of the wildlife. Times, Sunday Times
- The bird became so tame that it was impossible to release it back into the wild.
- The undulating holloway, which has itself sunk through the steady erosion of cartwheels and hooves up to fifteen feet beneath the hillside, translates you from the present into an earlier era when John Nash carved out his woodcuts in English boxwood at the kitchen table under a single lamp-bulb and cultivated the half-wild garden. Wildwood
- But I now understand how fragile its mighty wilderness really is.