wild

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NGSL Rank: 1588
wild
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Meanings
adjective
  • (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.
    E.g. a herd of wild goats
  • (of a place or region) uninhabited, uncultivated, or inhospitable.
    E.g. an expanse of wild moorland
  • lacking discipline or restraint.
    E.g. wild parties were never her scene
  • not based on sound reasoning or probability.
    E.g. a wild guess
  • (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
  • a natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.
    E.g. kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild
verb
  • treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous.
    E.g. let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him

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