run wild |
to grow unrestrained or unchecked. [2 definitions] |
sow one's wild oats |
to indulge in unrestrained behavior such as excessive drinking, gambling, or sex, esp. at a time assumed to be one's last opportunity to do so. |
wild boar |
a wild pig of Europe, Africa, and Asia. |
wild card |
a card in a card game that may stand for any other card. [3 definitions] |
wild carrot |
a white-flowered weed with a deep, thin, woody root; Queen Anne's lace. |
wild mustard |
charlock or a similar weedy mustard. |
wild oat |
any of several wild grasses, esp. the wild progenitor of the cultivated oat. |
wild pansy |
an uncultivated pansy bearing flowers with petals in combinations of white, yellow, and purple; heartsease. |
wild pitch |
in baseball, an erratic pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance to the next base. (Cf. passed ball.) |
wild rice |
a tall aquatic grass of the northern United States and Canada that bears edible grain that is considered a delicacy. |
wild rose |
a native species of rose, such as eglantine. |
Wild West |
the western United States, unregulated by law during its settlement in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. |
wild-eyed |
having a terrified, very agitated, angry, or deranged look in the eyes. [2 definitions] |
wild-goose chase |
the futile pursuit of something unattainable or nonexistent. |
wildflower |
a wild, flowering plant that grows in meadows, woods, or other natural areas. |
willow-wild |
(poetic) frail and thin, as coined by the poet and author Langston Hughes. |