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2 : initiated by a group of workers without formal union approval <~ strike>

3wildcat verb wild·cat·ted; wild·cat·ting : to drill an oil or gas well in a region not known to be productive

wil·de·beest noun, plural wildebeests also wildebeest [ORIGIN: Afrikaans wildebees, fr. wilde wild + bees ox]

: either of two large African antelopes with an oxlike head and horns and a horselike mane and tail

wil·der·ness noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. wildern wild, fr. OE wilddēoren of wild beasts]

: an uncultivated and uninhabited region

Synonyms

nature, open, outdoors, wild—more at NATURE

wild·fire noun : an uncontrollable fire

— like wildfire

: very rapidly

wild·flow·er noun : the flower of a wild or uncultivated plant or the plant bearing it

wild·fowl noun : a bird and esp. a waterfowl hunted as game

wild–goose chase noun : the pursuit of something unattainable

wild·life noun : nonhuman living things and esp. wild animals living in their natural environment

wild·ly adverb : in a wild manner

Synonyms

amok, berserk, frantically, harum-scarum, hectically, helter-skelter, madly, pell-mell, wild—more at HELTER-SKELTER

wild oat noun 1 : any of several Old World wild grasses

2 plural : offenses and indiscretions attributed to youthful exuberance — usu. used in the phrase sow one's wild oats

wild rice noun : a No. American aquatic grass; also : its edible seed

wild·wood noun : a wood unaltered or unfrequented by humans

1wile noun 1 : a trick or stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive; also : a playful trick

2 : the use of deceitfulness and trickery

Synonyms

[1] artifice, device, dodge, gimmick, jig, ploy, scheme, sleight, stratagem, trick—more at TRICK

[2] artifice, chicanery, hanky-panky, subterfuge, trickery—more at TRICKERY

2wile verb wiled; wil·ing : to lure by or as if by a magic spell

Synonyms

allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate—more at CHARM

wil·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being wily

Synonyms

artfulness, artifice, caginess, canniness, craft, craftiness, cunning, guile, slyness—more at CUNNING

artifice, craft, craftiness, crookedness, cunning, deceit, deceitfulness, dishonesty, dissimulation, double-dealing, duplicity, guile—more at DECEIT

1will verb, past would pres sing & pl will 1 : WISH, DESIRE

2 — used as an auxiliary verb to express (1) desire, willingness, or in negative constructions refusal <~ you have another> , (2) customary or habitual action <~ get angry over nothing>, (3) simple futurity , (4) capability or sufficiency , (5) determination or willfulness , (6) probability , (7) inevitability , or (8) a command

2will noun 1 : wish or desire often combined with determination

2 : something desired; especially : a choice or determination of one having authority or power

3 : the act, process, or experience of willing : VOLITION

4 : the mental powers manifested as wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending

5 : a disposition to act according to principles or ends

6 : power of controlling one's own actions or emotions

7 : a legal document in which a person declares to whom his or her possessions are to go after death

Synonyms

[4] accord, choice, free will, option, self-determination, volition—more at FREE WILL

[6] restraint, self-control, self-discipline, self-government, self-possession, self-restraint, willpower; also self-denial; moderation, temperance; determination, nerve; discipline, command, control, mastery; aplomb, assurance, composure, confidence, coolness, equanimity, poise, self-confidence; discretion

3will verb 1 : to dispose of by or as if by a will : BEQUEATH

2 : to determine by an act of choice

3 : to have the intention of : CHOOSE

Synonyms

choose, like, want, wish

will·ful or wil·ful adjective 1 : governed by will without regard