[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wild \wild\, a. compar. wilder; superl. wildest. oe.
   wilde, as. wilde; akin to ofries. wilde, d. wild, os.  ohg.
   wildi, g. wild, sw.  dan. vild, icel. villr wild,
   bewildered, astray, goth. wilpeis wild, and g.  ohg. wild
   game, deer; of uncertain origin.
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   1. living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
      the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
      approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
      boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
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            winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
            way.                                  --shak.
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   2. growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
      without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
      brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
      domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
      strawberry, wild honey.
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            the woods and desert caves,
            with wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
                                                  --milton.
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   3. desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "to
      trace the forests wild." --shak.
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   4. savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
      rude; as, wild natives of africa or america.
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   5. not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
      turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
      inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
      visionary; crazy. "valor grown wild by pride." --prior. "a
      wild, speculative project." --swift.
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            what are these
            so withered and so wild in their attire ? --shak.
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            with mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
            wild work in heaven.                  --milton.
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            the wild winds howl.                  --addison.
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            search then the ruling passion, there, alone
            the wild are constant, and the cunning known.
                                                  --pope.
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   6. exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
      roadstead.
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   7. indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
      ?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
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   8. naut. hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
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   note: many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
         other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
         bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
         wild pink, etc. see the phrases below.
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   to run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
      untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.

   to sow one's wild oats. see under oat.
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   wild allspice. bot., spicewood.

   wild balsam apple bot., an american climbing
      cucurbitaceous plant echinocystis lobata.

   wild basil bot., a fragrant labiate herb calamintha
      clinopodium common in europe and america.

   wild bean bot., a name of several leguminous plants,
      mostly species of phaseolus and apios.

   wild bee zool., any one of numerous species of
      undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
      when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
      in a hollow tree or among rocks.

   wild bergamot. bot. see under bergamot.

   wild boar zool., the european wild hog sus scrofa,
      from which the common domesticated swine is descended.

   wild brier bot., any uncultivated species of brier. see
      brier.

   wild bugloss bot., an annual rough-leaved plant
      lycopsis arvensis with small blue flowers.

   wild camomile bot., one or more plants of the composite
      genus matricaria, much resembling camomile.

   wild cat. zool.
      a a european carnivore felis catus somewhat
          resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
          having a short tail. it is destructive to the smaller
          domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
          the like.
      b the common american lynx, or bay lynx.
      c naut. a wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
          either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --luce.

   wild celery. bot. see tape grass, under tape.

   wild cherry. bot.
      a any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. the wild
          red cherry is prunus pennsylvanica. the wild black
          cherry is prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
          used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
          compact texture.
      b the fruit of various species of prunus.

   wild cinnamon. see the note under canella.

   wild comfrey bot., an american plant cynoglossum
      virginicum of the borage family. it has large bristly
      leaves and small blue flowers.

   wild cumin bot., an annual umbelliferous plant
      lagoecia cuminoides native in the countries about
      the mediterranean.

   wild drake zool. the mallard.

   wild elder bot., an american plant aralia hispida of
      the ginseng family.

   wild fowl zool. any wild bird, especially any of those
      considered as game birds.

   wild goose zool., any one of several species of
      undomesticated geese, especially the canada goose branta
      canadensis, the european bean goose, and the graylag.
      see graylag, and bean goose, under bean.

   wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
      of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
      --shak.

   wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
      trees, rocks, the like.

   wild hyacinth. bot. see hyacinth, 1
      b .

   wild irishman bot., a thorny bush discaria toumatou
      of the buckthorn family, found in new zealand, where the
      natives use the spines in tattooing.

   wild land.
      a land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
          unfit for cultivation.
      b land which is not settled and cultivated.

   wild licorice. bot. see under licorice.

   wild mammee bot., the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
      tropical american tree rheedia lateriflora; -- so
      called in the west indies.

   wild marjoram bot., a labiate plant origanum vulgare
      much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.

   wild oat. bot.
      a a tall, oatlike kind of soft grass arrhenatherum
          avenaceum.
      b see wild oats, under oat.

   wild pieplant bot., a species of dock rumex
      hymenosepalus found from texas to california. its acid,
      juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
      rhubarb.

   wild pigeon. zool.
      a the rock dove.
      b the passenger pigeon.

   wild pink bot., an american plant silene
      pennsylvanica with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
      catchfly.

   wild plantain bot., an arborescent endogenous herb
      heliconia bihai, much resembling the banana. its
      leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the west indies
      as coverings for packages of merchandise.

   wild plum. bot.
      a any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
      b the south african prune. see under prune.

   wild rice. bot. see indian rice, under rice.

   wild rosemary bot., the evergreen shrub andromeda
      polifolia. see marsh rosemary, under rosemary.

   wild sage. bot. see sagebrush.

   wild sarsaparilla bot., a species of ginseng aralia
      nudicaulis bearing a single long-stalked leaf.

   wild sensitive plant bot., either one of two annual
      leguminous herbs cassia chamaecrista, and cassia
      nictitans, in both of which the leaflets close quickly
      when the plant is disturbed.

   wild service.bot. see sorb.

   wild spaniard bot., any one of several umbelliferous
      plants of the genus aciphylla, natives of new zealand.
      the leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
      plants form an impenetrable thicket.

   wild turkey. zool. see 2d turkey.
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see also:
wilder wildest to run wild to sow one's wild oats oat wild allspice 
wild balsam apple echinocystis lobata wild basil calamintha clinopodium wild bean 
phaseolus apios wild bee wild bergamot bergamot 
wild boar sus scrofa wild brier brier wild bugloss 
lycopsis arvensis wild camomile matricaria wild cat felis catus 
wild celery tape grass tape wild cherry prunus pennsylvanica 
prunus serotina prunus wild cinnamon canella wild comfrey 
cynoglossum virginicum wild cumin lagoecia cuminoides wild drake wild elder 
aralia hispida wild fowl wild goose branta canadensis graylag 
bean goose bean wild goose chase wild honey wild hyacinth 
hyacinth wild irishman discaria toumatou wild land wild licorice 
licorice wild mammee rheedia lateriflora wild marjoram origanum vulgare 
wild oat arrhenatherum avenaceum wild oats wild pieplant rumex hymenosepalus 
wild pigeon wild pink silene pennsylvanica wild plantain heliconia bihai 
wild plum prune wild rice indian rice rice 
wild rosemary andromeda polifolia marsh rosemary rosemary wild sage 
sagebrush wild sarsaparilla aralia nudicaulis wild sensitive plant cassia chamaecrista 
cassia nictitans wild service sorb wild spaniard aciphylla 
wild turkey turkey 

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