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Look up: wild

  1. wild
    [adj] - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control 2. [adj] - in a natural state 3. [adj] - produced without being planted or without human labor 4. [adj] - in a state of extreme emotion 5. [adj] - deviating widely from an intended course 6. [adj] - not subjected to control or restraint 7. [adv] - in a wild or undomesticated manner 8. [n] - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Wild
    Wild adjective [ Compar. Wilder ; superl. Wildest .] [ Middle English wilde , Anglo-Saxon wilde ; akin to OFries. wilde , Dutch wild , Old Saxon & Old High German wildi , German wild , Swedish & Danish vild , Icelandic villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/38

  3. Wild
    Wild noun 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/38

  4. Wild
    Wild adverb Wildly; as, to talk wild . Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/38

  5. wild
    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 …
    Found on http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?w

  6. wild
    adjective in a state of extreme emotion; `wild with anger`; `wild with grief`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. wild
    natural state noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; `he lived in the wild`; `they collected mushrooms in the wild`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. wild
    adjective (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`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Wild
    • (adv.) Wildly; as, to talk 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. • (superl.) Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America. • (superl.) Desert; not inhabited or...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. Wild
    Not sync. A wild motor is one that runs close to 24 frames per second, but not close enough for sync sound. Also applies in a few other cases, such as, if you are filming a rear screen projection scene and the projector and camera are not Interlocked they can be said to be running wild.
    Found on What to say when you are done shooting,

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5 December 2008

This day in history:
On 5th December 1872 a crewman on watch on board the British ship Dei Gratia sighted vessel that seemed to be in distress. Three seamen lowered the Dei Gratia's small boat and rowed across to the troubled craft to offer assistance. They hauled themselves over the ship's rails and dropped onto the deck; save for the sound of the wind in the sails and the eerie creaking of the ship's timbers, there was not a sound. The seamen searched the ship from stem to stern and found her to be in excellent condition, but there was not a soul on board. Her crew had disappeared. The name of the ship was Mary Celeste. read more

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