wild
/waɪld/
noun
- A natural, uncultivated area, especially a wilderness.
- The explorer spent months living in the wild.
- Many animals cannot survive outside the wild.
- They ventured into the wild to study wolves.
adverb
- In a natural, uncontrolled, or excited way.
- The children ran wild through the park.
- He let his imagination run wild.
- The garden has grown wild since we stopped caring for it.
adjective
- Living or growing in nature, not controlled or cared for by people.
- Wildflowers bloom along the roadside every spring.
- We saw wild deer in the forest.
- The island is home to many wild birds.
- Not controlled, untamed, or behaving in an excited or unruly way.
- The crowd went wild when the band came on stage.
- Her hair was wild from the wind.
- The party got a little wild after midnight.
- Extreme, very unusual, or surprising.
- That was a wild idea—I never thought it would work.
- The weather has been wild lately, with storms and heat waves.
- He told a wild story about his trip to the jungle.
- Not based on reason or facts; unrealistic.
- His accusations were wild and had no evidence.
- Don't make wild promises you can't keep.
- She made a wild guess and got the answer right.
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