a small or medium-sized wild feline, such as a lynx or bobcat.
wild+cat
Shared component: wild · untamed
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Related forms: wild · 11 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixesAnimals, birds, and plants living in their natural environment, not controlled by people.
wild+life
Shared component: wild · untamed
An ancient or uncultivated forest; a wood that has grown naturally and is untouched by human management.
wild+wood
Shared component: wild · untamed
Partially wild or untamed; not fully domesticated or civilized.
half+wild
Shared component: wild · untamed
(of an organism or gene) having the form or characteristics that are most common in nature and are considered the standard or normal state, as opposed to a mutant form.
wild+type
Shared component: wild · untamed
Used to describe a futile, pointless, or hopeless pursuit or task, often one that involves a long and complicated search.
wild+goose
Shared component: wild · untamed
A flowering plant that grows in the wild, not intentionally planted by humans.
wild+flower
Shared component: wild · untamed
wildlandExtended relation
an area of land that is in a natural state, not used for farming or built on by people.
wild+land
Extended relation: wild · untamed
wildernessExtended relation
a wild, uncultivated, and uninhabited region.
wilder+ness
Extended relation: wild · untamed
wild-hairedExtended relation
Having untidy, unkempt, or wildly disheveled hair.
wild+hair+ed
Extended relation: wild · untamed
wild-lookingExtended relation
Having an untamed, fierce, or unconventional appearance.
wild+looking
Extended relation: wild · untamed