(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated
a playing card that can have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it
a wild member of the dog family, especially the hunting dog of Africa, the dhole of India, or the dingo of Australia
(of a person or animal) having an expression of panic or desperation in their eyes
an Old World grass which is related to the cultivated oat and is commonly found as a weed of other cereals
a strain, gene, or characteristic which prevails among individuals in natural conditions, as distinct from an atypical mutant type
the western regions of the US in the 19th century, when they were lawless frontier districts. The Wild West was the last of a succession of frontiers formed as settlers moved gradually further west
(of an animal) taken from the wild rather than bred from captive stock
a preparation made from a southern African shrub of the mint family, used similarly to cannabis
a flower of an uncultivated variety or a flower growing freely without human intervention
a North American plant with an aromatic root which is used as a ginger substitute
a pitch which is not hit by the batter and cannot be stopped by the catcher, enabling a base runner to advance
the practice or activity of swimming for pleasure in natural waters, typically rivers and lakes
go through a period of wild or promiscuous behaviour while young
a foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable
used to convey that nothing could persuade or force one to do something
a man or supposed semi-human creature living in a wild state in woodland
a tusked Eurasian wild pig from which domestic pigs are descended, exterminated in Britain in the 17th century
a small native Eurasian and African cat that is typically grey with black markings and a bushy tail, noted for its ferocity
enable (a base runner) to advance by making a wild pitch
used in names of wild grasses related to the cultivated oat, e.g. wild oat
a European plant which has arrow-shaped leaves and a broad leafy spathe enclosing a club-shaped spadix. Pollination is by small flies which are temporarily trapped by the plant
a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait
a swamp grass which is widely cultivated as a source of food, especially in Asia
a herbaceous plant with spikes of small fragrant greenish flowers
used in names of plants with a similar smell or flavour to garlic, e.g. wild garlic
(1837–76), American frontiersman and marshal; known as Wild Bill Hickok. The legend of his invincibility in his encounters with frontier desperadoes became something of a challenge to gunmen, and he was eventually murdered at Deadwood, South Dakota
an African wild dog that has a dark coat with pale markings and a white-tipped tail, living and hunting in packs
a Eurasian tree of the rose family, closely related to the rowan
a herbaceous plant with spikes of small fragrant greenish flowers
(1837–76), American frontiersman and marshal; known as Wild Bill Hickok. The legend of his invincibility in his encounters with frontier desperadoes became something of a challenge to gunmen, and he was eventually murdered at Deadwood, South Dakota
a Eurasian tree of the rose family, closely related to the rowan