Dictionary Entry
wild
wild is a 4-letter English word with 27 senses as noun, adverb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 27 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
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.
- 2superlative
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.
- 3superlative
Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land.
- 4superlative
Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
- 5superlative
Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy.
- 6superlative
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead.
- 7superlative
Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or /ewilderment; as, a wild look.
- 8superlative
Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
- 9noun
An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa.
- 10adverb
Wildly; as, to talk wild.
- 11noun
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
"it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
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- 12noun
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
"he lived in the wild"
"they collected mushrooms in the wild"
- 13adjective
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
"angry clouds on the horizon"
"furious winds"
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- 14adjective
without civilizing influences-Margaret Meade
"barbarian invaders"
"barbaric practices"
- 15adjective
deviating widely from an intended course
"a wild bullet"
"he threw a wild pitch"
- 16adjective
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
"crazy about cars and racing"
"he is potty about her"
- 17adjective
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
"a desert island"
"a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"
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- 18adjective
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
"a violent clash of colors"
"her dress was a violent red"
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- 19adjective
in a state of extreme emotion
"wild with anger"
"wild with grief"
- 20adjective
fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
"a fantastic idea of his own importance"
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- 21adjective
involving risk or danger
"skydiving is a hazardous sport"
"extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"
- 22adjective
talking or behaving irrationally
"a raving lunatic"
- 23adjective
without a basis in reason or fact
"baseless gossip"
"the allegations proved groundless"
- 24adjective
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
"wild geese"
"edible wild plants"
Synonyms
- 25adjective
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
"wild talk"
"wild parties"
- 26adverb
in a wild or undomesticated manner
"growing wild"
"roaming wild"
- 27adverb
in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
"weeds grew rampantly around here"
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