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

  • (..) Probably late. - Don't forget the cannoli! - Yeah, yeah, yeah. Rocco, sit on the other side. You block the rear-view mirror. Sonny's running wild. He wants to go to mattresses already. We have to find a spot on the West Side. Try West rd Street. - Know a good spot on the West Side? (..)
    1972 The Godfather
  • (..) Paulie! More wine. - You look terrific on the floor. - Are you a dance judge or something? Take a walk and do your job. Sandra, watch the kids. Don't let them run wild. You watch yourself, all right? , grand. In small bills, cash. In that little silk purse. If this were somebody else's wedding... (..)
    1972 The Godfather