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wild 1, adjective (oh)




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1 ?plants/animals?
2 ?land?
3 ?emotions?
4 ?behaviour?
5 go wild
6 ?enjoyable?
7 be wild about something/somebody
8 ?without careful thought?
9 beyond somebody's wildest dreams
10 not/never in your wildest dreams
11 ?weather/sea?
12 ?card games?
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[Language: Old English; Origin: wilde]
?PLANTS/ANIMALS?
[usually before noun] living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by people
-opposite tame tame
:: wild animals
::a field full of wild flowers
wild horse/dog/pig etc
::animals both wild and domesticated
wild mushroom/garlic/rose etc
?LAND?
not used by people for farming, building etc
::Nepal is stunning, with its wild, untamed landscape.
::the wild and lonely Scottish hills
?EMOTIONS?
feeling or expressing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement
::wild laughter
wild with
::He was wild with rage.
?BEHAVIOUR?
behaving in an uncontrolled, sometimes violent way
::She was completely wild in high school.
::Donny could be wild and crazy .
::There was a wild look about her (=she seemed a little crazy) .
go wild
a) to behave in a very excited uncontrolled way
::The crowd went wild as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage.
b) to get very angry
::When Tony heard how much it was going to cost, he just went wild.
?ENJOYABLE?
informal very enjoyable and exciting
::'How was the party?' 'It was wild!'
be wild about sth/sb
informal to like something or someone very much
::My son's wild about football.
::I'm not that wild about rap music, to be honest.
?WITHOUT CAREFUL THOUGHT?
done or said without much thought or care, or without knowing all the facts
::wild accusations
::I'm just making a wild guess here, so correct me if I'm wrong.
beyond sb's wildest dreams
beyond anything that someone imagined or hoped for
::an invention that was to change our lives beyond our wildest dreams
not/never in your wildest dreams
used to say that you did not expect or imagine that something would happen, especially after it has happened
::Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to win first place.
?WEATHER/SEA?
violent and strong
::a wild and angry sea
?CARD GAMES?
a card that is wild can be used to represent any other card in a game
-- wildness n [U]
-see also wild card , sow your wild oats at sow 1 (3)