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NOUN (2)

1. United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975);
[syn: Wilder, 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: Wilder, Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that way. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] The woods and desert caves, With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To trace the forests wild." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] What are these So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak. [1913 Webster] With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes Wild work in heaven. --Milton. [1913 Webster] The wild winds howl. --Addison. [1913 Webster] Search then the ruling passion, there, alone The wild are constant, and the cunning known. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead. [1913 Webster] 7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or ?ewilderment; as, a wild look. [1913 Webster] 8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Long lost and wildered in the maze of fate. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Again the wildered fancy dreams Of spouting fountains, frozen as they rose. --Bryant. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Wilder n 1: United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975) [syn: Wilder, 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: Wilder, Billy Wilder, Samuel Wilder]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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