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wild British & World English

(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated

hog-wild British & World English

out of control

run wild in wild British & World English

grow or develop without restraint or discipline

wild arum British & World English

another term for cuckoo pint.

wild cane British & World English

another name for giant reed

wild card British & World English

a playing card that can have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it

wild dog British & World English

a wild member of the dog family, especially the hunting dog of Africa, the dhole of India, or the dingo of Australia

wild duck British & World English

another term for mallard.

wild-eyed British & World English

(of a person or animal) having an expression of panic or desperation in their eyes

wild man British & World English

a man with a fierce or wildly unruly nature

wild oat British & World English

an Old World grass which is related to the cultivated oat and is commonly found as a weed of other cereals

wild rice British & World English

a tall aquatic American grass related to rice, with edible grains

wild silk British & World English

coarse silk produced by wild silkworms, especially tussore

wild type British & World English

a strain, gene, or characteristic which prevails among individuals in natural conditions, as distinct from an atypical mutant type

Wild West British & World English

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

wild-caught British & World English

(of an animal) taken from the wild rather than bred from captive stock

wild cherry British & World English

another term for gean.

wild dagga British & World English

a preparation made from a southern African shrub of the mint family, used similarly to cannabis

wild flower British & World English

a flower of an uncultivated variety or a flower growing freely without human intervention

wild garlic British & World English

another term for ramsons.

wild ginger British & World English

a North American plant with an aromatic root which is used as a ginger substitute

wild pitch British & World English

a pitch which is not hit by the batter and cannot be stopped by the catcher, enabling a base runner to advance

wild water British & World English

another term for white water.

wild hyacinth British & World English

Scottish term for bluebell111.

wild swimming British & World English

the practice or activity of swimming for pleasure in natural waters, typically rivers and lakes

sow one's wild oats in oat British & World English

go through a period of wild or promiscuous behaviour while young

wild and woolly in wild British & World English

uncouth in appearance or behaviour

wild goose chase British & World English

a foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable

wild horses wouldn't —— in wild British & World English

used to convey that nothing could persuade or force one to do something

wild man of the woods British & World English

a man or supposed semi-human creature living in a wild state in woodland

wild boar in boar British & World English

a tusked Eurasian wild pig from which domestic pigs are descended, exterminated in Britain in the 17th century

wildcat British & World English

a small native Eurasian and African cat that is typically grey with black markings and a bushy tail, noted for its ferocity

wild basil in basil British & World English

a European plant which grows in hedges and scrub

wild-pitch in wild pitch British & World English

enable (a base runner) to advance by making a wild pitch

wild oat in oat British & World English

used in names of wild grasses related to the cultivated oat, e.g. wild oat

wild arum in arum British & World English

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

wild duck in duck1 British & World English

a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait

wild rice in rice British & World English

a swamp grass which is widely cultivated as a source of food, especially in Asia

mignonette British & World English

a herbaceous plant with spikes of small fragrant greenish flowers

wild garlic in garlic British & World English

used in names of plants with a similar smell or flavour to garlic, e.g. wild garlic

Hickok, James Butler British & World English

(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

Cape hunting dog in hunting dog British & World English

an African wild dog that has a dark coat with pale markings and a white-tipped tail, living and hunting in packs

service tree British & World English

a Eurasian tree of the rose family, closely related to the rowan

wild mignonette in mignonette British & World English

a herbaceous plant with spikes of small fragrant greenish flowers

Wild Bill Hickok in Hickok, James Butler British & World English

(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

wild service tree in service tree British & World English

a Eurasian tree of the rose family, closely related to the rowan

sweet or wild cherry in cherry British & World English

the tree that bears the cherry

wild English-French

in the wild