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[wʌɪld], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (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
Phrases:
- run wild
- wild and woolly
- wild horses wouldn't ——
Origin
:
Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild
[wʌɪld], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region
(e.g: kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild)
Phrases:
- run wild
- wild and woolly
- wild horses wouldn't ——
Origin
:
Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild
[wʌɪld], (Verb)
Definitions:
- behave in an unrestrained or violent manner
(e.g: this song makes me want to wild out)
- 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)
Phrases:
- run wild
- wild and woolly
- wild horses wouldn't ——
Origin
:
Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild
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