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wild

Definition

  • noun: a large area of land where people do not live and where plants, trees, etc., grow freely
  • noun: a sparsely inhabited or uncultivated region or tract
  • adjective: living in nature without human control or care
  • adjective: living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated
  • synonyms: wilderness, native, desert

Examples

  • The company was successful 'beyond my wildest dreams/fantasies'. [=much more successful that I ever thought possible]

  • He has some pretty 'wild' [='strange'] ideas about raising children.

  • The party was getting kind of 'wild' [=out of control] so we left.

Movie quotes

  • (..) A field test. Hey. I've just seen they can respond to commands. We need to take the research and get it on its feet. These are wild animals, Hoskins. Trust me, you don't want them in the field. I just saw a bond. A real bond. Between man and beast. -You're in my way. -Come on. We're the same. (..)
    2015 Jurassic World