Wild meaning
I'm not wild about the idea of a two day car trip with my nephews, but it's my only option.
An example of wild is a naked child running down the street screaming and apparently unsupervised.
An example of wild is a horse living on the range.
An example of wild is a feral cat.
Wild geese; edible wild plants.
Remote, wild country.
Wild locks of long hair.
A wild idea.
Wild weather.
Wild financial schemes.
Wild accusations; a wild guess.
A wild bullet.
Playing poker with deuces wild.
Growing wild; roaming wild.
Returned the zoo animals to the wild; plants that grow abundantly in the wild.
The wilds of the northern steppes.
Wild flowers, wild animals.
Wild land.
A wild tribe.
Wild children.
A wild rake, a wild party.
A wild seacoast.
- Eager or enthusiastic, as with desire or anticipation.wild with delight.
- Angered, frenzied, frantic, crazed, etc.wild with desperation.
Wild hair.
A wild scheme.
A wild swing in boxing.
A summer vacation that was really wild.
The dealer announced that deuces would be wild for the next hand.
To shoot wild.
Wild geese; edible wild plants.
I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall.
The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.
After a week on the trail without a mirror, my hair was wild and dirty.
A wild roadstead.
The javelin flew wild and struck a spectator, to the horror of all observing.
After mending the lion's leg, we returned him to the wild.
Wild with jealousy; a wild look in his eye; a wild rage.
- To grow, exist, or behave without control.
- The wilderness, nature, the out-of-doors, etc.
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of wild
- Middle English wilde from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English, from Old English wilde, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz. Compare West Frisian wyld, Dutch wild, German wild, Danish vild.
From Wiktionary