Wilder

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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     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.
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              Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
              way.                                  --Shak.
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     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.
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              The woods and desert caves,
              With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
                                                    --Milton.
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     3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
        trace the forests wild." --Shak.
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     4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
        rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
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     5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
        turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
        inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
        visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A
        wild, speculative project." --Swift.
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              What are these
              So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
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              With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
              Wild work in heaven.                  --Milton.
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              The wild winds howl.                  --Addison.
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              Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
              The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
                                                    --Pope.
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     6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
        roadstead.
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     7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
        ?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
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     8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
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     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.
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     {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
        untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
     {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
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     {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
     {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
        cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
     {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
        Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
     {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
        mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
     {Wild bee} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
        undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
        when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
        in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
     {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
     {Wild boar} (Zool.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
        from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
     {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
        {Brier}.
  
     {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
        ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
     {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
        genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
     {Wild cat}. (Zool.)
        (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
            resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
            having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
            domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
            the like.
        (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
        (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
            either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
     {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
     {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
        (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
            red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
            cherry is {Prunus serotina}, the wood of which is much
            used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
            compact texture.
        (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
     {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
     {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
        Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
        leaves and small blue flowers.
  
     {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
        ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
        the Mediterranean.
  
     {Wild drake} (Zool.) the mallard.
  
     {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
        the Ginseng family.
  
     {Wild fowl} (Zool.) any wild bird, especially any of those
        considered as game birds.
  
     {Wild goose} (Zool.), any one of several species of
        undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
        Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
        See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
     {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
        of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
        --Shak.
  
     {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
        trees, rocks, the like.
  
     {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
        (b) .
  
     {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
        of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
        natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
     {Wild land}.
        (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
            unfit for cultivation.
        (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
     {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
     {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
        tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
        called in the West Indies.
  
     {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
        much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
     {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
        (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
            avenaceum}).
        (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
     {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
        hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
        juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
        rhubarb.
  
     {Wild pigeon}. (Zool.)
        (a) The rock dove.
        (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
     {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
        Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
        catchfly.
  
     {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
        ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
        leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
        as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
     {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
        (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
        (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
     {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
     {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
        polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
     {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
     {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
        nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
     {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
        leguminous herbs ({Cassia Chamaecrista}, and {Cassia
        nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
        when the plant is disturbed.
  
     {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
     {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
        plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
        The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
        plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
     {Wild turkey}. (Zool.) See 2d {Turkey}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wilder \Wil"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wildered}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Wildering}.] [Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder,
     Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf. AS. wildor a
     wild animal. See {Wild}, a., and cf. {Wilderness}.]
     To bewilder; to perplex.
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           Long lost and wildered in the maze of fate. --Pope.
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           Again the wildered fancy dreams
           Of spouting fountains, frozen as they rose. --Bryant.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Wilder
       n 1: United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975) [syn: {Thornton
            Wilder}, {Thornton Niven Wilder}]
       2: United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor
          infused many of the films he made (1906-2002) [syn: {Billy
          Wilder}, {Samuel Wilder}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Wilder, ID (city, FIPS 87670)
    Location: 43.67657 N, 116.90783 W
    Population (1990): 1232 (403 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 83676
  Wilder, KY (city, FIPS 83172)
    Location: 39.03555 N, 84.47857 W
    Population (1990): 691 (241 housing units)
    Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
  Wilder, MN (city, FIPS 70258)
    Location: 43.82553 N, 95.20630 W
    Population (1990): 83 (40 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 56101
  Wilder, TN
    Zip code(s): 38589
  Wilder, VT (CDP, FIPS 84025)
    Location: 43.67233 N, 72.31130 W
    Population (1990): 1576 (693 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Wilder, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
     Population (2000):    1462
     Housing Units (2000): 421
     Land area (2000):     0.376253 sq. miles (0.974491 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.009324 sq. miles (0.024149 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.385577 sq. miles (0.998640 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            87670
     Located within:       Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
     Location:             43.676451 N, 116.910122 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     83676
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Wilder, ID
      Wilder
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Wilder, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
     Population (2000):    2624
     Housing Units (2000): 1200
     Land area (2000):     3.707274 sq. miles (9.601795 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.106526 sq. miles (0.275900 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.813800 sq. miles (9.877695 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            83172
     Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
     Location:             39.047304 N, 84.477377 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Wilder, KY
      Wilder
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Wilder, VT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Vermont
     Population (2000):    1636
     Housing Units (2000): 710
     Land area (2000):     0.816603 sq. miles (2.114991 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.006541 sq. miles (0.016942 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.823144 sq. miles (2.131933 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            84025
     Located within:       Vermont (VT), FIPS 50
     Location:             43.675279 N, 72.310181 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Wilder, VT
      Wilder
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Wilder, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    69
     Housing Units (2000): 33
     Land area (2000):     0.792674 sq. miles (2.053015 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.007234 sq. miles (0.018735 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.799908 sq. miles (2.071750 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            70258
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             43.828190 N, 95.199447 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     56101
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Wilder, MN
      Wilder