DAILY VOCABULARY WITH PICTURES. WILD. 05-06-2011.

wild

1

plants/animals

 [usually before noun] living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by people [≠ tame]:

wild animals

a field full of wild flowers

wild horse/dog/pig etc

animals both wild and domesticated

wild mushroom/garlic/rose etc

2

land

not used by people for farming, building etc:

Nepal is stunning, with its wild, untamed landscape.

the wild and lonely Scottish hills

3

emotions

feeling or expressing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement:

wild laughter

wild with

He was wild with rage.

4

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).

5

 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.

6

enjoyable

informal very enjoyable and exciting:

'How was the party?' 'It was wild!'

7

 be wild about something/somebody

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.

8

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.

9

 beyond somebody's wildest dreams

beyond anything that someone imagined or hoped for:

an invention that was to change our lives beyond our wildest dreams

10

 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.

11

weather/sea

violent and strong:

a wild and angry sea

12

card games

a card that is wild can be used to represent any other card in a game

—wildness noun [uncountable]

➔ wild card

 ; ➔ sow your wild oats

 at sow¹ (3)

wild

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/WILD