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wife noun, plural wives 1 dialect : WOMAN

2 : a woman acting in a specified capacity — used in combination

3 : a female partner in a marriage

— wife·hood noun

— wife·less adjective

— wife·ly adjective

Synonyms

consort, helpmate, lady, mate, partner, spouse

wig noun [ORIGIN: short for periwig, modif. of MF perruque, fr. It parrucca, perrucca hair, wig]

: a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head; also : TOUPEE

wi·geon or wid·geon noun, plural wigeon or wigeons or widgeon or widgeons : any of several medium-sized freshwater ducks

wig·gle verb wig·gled; wig·gling 1 : to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking movements

2 : to proceed with twisting and turning movements

— wiggle noun

Synonyms

fiddle, fidget, jerk, squirm, toss, twitch—more at FIDGET

wig·gler noun 1 : a larva or pupa of a mosquito

2 : one that wiggles

wig·gly adjective 1 : tending to wiggle

2 : WAVY <~ lines>

wight noun : a living being : CREATURE

wig·let noun : a small wig used esp. to enhance a hairstyle

1wigwag verb 1 : to signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code

2 : to make or cause to make a signal (as with the hand or arm)

2wigwag noun : the art or practice of wigwagging

wig·wam noun : a hut of the Indians of the eastern U.S. having typically an arched framework of poles overlaid with bark, rush mats, or hides

1wild adjective 1 : living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tamed <~ ducks>

2 : growing or produced without human aid or care <~ honey> <~ plants>

3 : WASTE, DESOLATE <~ country>

4 : not subjected to restraint or regulation : UNCONTROLLED, UNRULY <~ passions>

5 : marked by turbulent violent agitation

6 : exceeding normal or conventional bounds in thought, design, conception, or nature <~ ideas>

7 : indicative of strong passion, desire, or emotion

8 : not acculturated to an advanced civilization : SAVAGE

9 a : deviating from the natural or expected course, goal, or practice : acting, appearing, or being in an unexpected, undesired, or unpredictable manner

b : having no basis in known or surmised fact

10 : able to represent any playing card designated by the holder

— wild adverb

— wild·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] feral, savage, unbroken, undomesticated, untamed; also uncontrolled, unsubdued; bestial, brutal, brute; barbarous, uncivilized

Antonyms

broken, busted, domestic, domesticated, tame, tamed

[1, 2] natural, uncultivated, untamed; also native; overgrown, untended; waste; undeveloped

Antonyms

cultivated, tamed

[5] blustery, rough, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent

[6, 9a] bizarre, curious, far-out, funny, kinky, odd, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, remarkable, screwy, strange, wacky, weird—more at ODD

[8] barbarous, heathen, heathenish, Neanderthal, rude, savage, uncivil, uncivilized, uncultivated—more at SAVAGE

[9b] absurd, bizarre, crazy, fanciful, fantastic, foolish, insane, nonsensical, preposterous, unreal—more at FANTASTIC

2wild adverb 1 : in a wild manner : WILDLY

2 : without regulation or control

Synonyms

[1, 2] amok, berserk, frantically, harum-scarum, hectically, helter-skelter, madly, pell-mell, wildly—more at HELTER-SKELTER

3wild noun 1 : a region or tract that is sparsely inhabited or uncultivated : WILDERNESS

2 : a natural or undomesticated state or existence

wild boar noun : an Old World wild hog from which most domestic swine have been derived

wild card noun 1 : an unknown or unpredictable factor

2 : one picked to fill a leftover play-off or tournament position

3 usually wild·card : a symbol (as ? or *) used in a keyword search to represent the presence of unspecified characters

wild carrot noun : QUEEN ANNE'S LACE

1wildcat noun, plural wildcats 1 : any of various small or medium-sized cats (as a lynx or ocelot)

2 : a quick-tempered hard-fighting person

2wildcat adjective 1 : not sound or safe