wild : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: wild	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for wild
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild adv in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here" Synonym(s): rampantly, wild in a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild" adj marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties" Antonym(s): tame in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants" Synonym(s): wild, untamed Antonym(s): tame, tamed in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief" deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch" (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts" Synonym(s): violent, wild without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" Synonym(s): baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" Synonym(s): raving mad, wild involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme" Synonym(s): hazardous, risky, wild fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance" Synonym(s): fantastic, wild located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places" Synonym(s): godforsaken, waste, wild intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her" Synonym(s): crazy, wild, dotty, gaga without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" Synonym(s): barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" Synonym(s): angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild n a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild" Synonym(s): wild, natural state, state of nature a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers" Synonym(s): wilderness, wild
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of uncertain origin.] 1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat. Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that way. --Shak. 2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey. The woods and desert caves, With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown. --Milton. 3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. [bd]To trace the forests wild.[b8] --Shak. 4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America. 5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy. [bd]Valor grown wild by pride.[b8] --Prior. [bd]A wild, speculative project.[b8] --Swift. What are these So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak. With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes Wild work in heaven. --Milton. The wild winds howl. --Addison. Search then the ruling passion, there, alone The wild are constant, and the cunning known. --Pope. 6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead. 7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or [?]ewilderment; as, a wild look. 8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel. Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of other better known or cultivated plants to which they a bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice, wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wild \Wild\, adv. Wildly; as, to talk wild. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wild \Wild\, n. An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa. then Libya first, of all her moisture drained, Became a barren waste, a wild of sand. --Addison.