wild
noun/waɪld/
/waɪld/
- the wild[singular] a natural environment that is not controlled by people
- The bird is too tame now to survive in the wild.
- The animals were released back into the wild when they had recovered.
Extra Examples- There are very few of these birds left in the wild.
- When they have reared sufficient numbers in zoos, they will begin to return them to the wild.
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- the wilds[plural] areas of a country far from towns or cities, where few people live
- wandering through the wilds of Alaska
- (humorous) They live on a farm somewhere out in the wilds.
Extra Examples- The cottage was right out in the wilds, miles from anywhere.
- These girls came from the wilds of the rural west.
- They lived in the wilds of central Wales.
Word OriginOld English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild.
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