wild
- noun
- /waɪld/
- The scientists had already removed some eggs and juveniles from the wild, beginning in 1983.
- extinct in the wild
- release into the wild
- survive in the wild
Examples
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You ask me, what an animal does in the wild is his own business.
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And so he goes into the wild and lives in this school bus.
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And so he goes into the wild and lives in this school bus.
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I was finally going to go into the wild with my father.
Fiction book (1999) -
Have you ever heard a fox in the wild, either of you?
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Release them into the wild.
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At least I saw the wild before it disappeared.
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Do you know that grizzlies have been known to track their prey over 20 miles across the wild?
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Before condors were removed from the wild, chicks stayed with their parents for several months until they fledged.
Academic text (1999) -
Many animals thrive in the wild, away from human interference.
Synonyms
A natural area not changed by people and without people living there
A wild area far from towns and roads, like a mountain
An area of land left in its natural state and not built on
A thick natural forest left alone by people
Antonyms
Idioms
- NSFW
Behave carelessly and have many romantic adventures before settling down
- Informal
A saying that you should not expect a wild person or thing to behave calmly
Compounds
- US
A time in the western United States when settlers moved in and there were few laws
- Offensive
A woman who does not follow normal social rules and is often avoided by others
- Jargon
In baseball, a pitch the catcher cannot catch that lets a base runner advance
- Archaic
A live show with cowboys riding horses, shooting, and showing life in the old West
A water bird like a mallard that lives in lakes and rivers and is not kept by people
A strong-smelling plant with broad leaves that grows in woods and people use in cooking
A plant with a thick underground root used in traditional medicine for joint pain or liver problems
A large wild animal like a donkey that lives on dry plains in Asia and northeast Africa
A traveling American show from the 1880s that showed horse riding, shooting and frontier life
- US
A plant that grows every year in dry parts of southwestern US and Mexico and has small tubers like potatoes
- US
An edible root that looks like a nut and was an important food for some Native American people
- US
A wild plant from South America and Mexico with leaves used for smoking and not usually grown for sale
A plant that grows naturally without farming and is the ancestor of wheat grown on farms
- South African
A tree from Africa with yellow fruit, oily seeds, and hard wood that resists termites
A North American plant with purple or pink flowers used for tea and in gardens
A small wild flower with divided leaves and purple flowers that grows in woods and meadows
A low bush that stays green all year and has small white flowers and red berries
A low bush with spreading branches and small flowers that grows in western United States deserts
- South African
A large evergreen shrub with many branches grown for its dense green leaves
- US
A North American plant with blue, white, or yellow flowers that grows in prairies and open woods
- US
A plant that grows in eastern North America with leaves like a hand and groups of blue flowers
- UK
A wild leafy plant that is the ancestor of garden vegetables like kale or broccoli
A low bog bush from northern Europe and Asia with leaves that smell strong and pleasant, not the cooking herb
How Wild
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wild comes from an old English word meaning 'untamed' or 'of the woods', so the wild as a noun is the natural land that people have not changed.