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| escapade |
a wild adventure or prank, usu. mischievous or mildly wicked. |
| farouche |
lacking social manners, or unsociable in a savage, uncivilized way; wild. |
| feline |
of or pertaining to the family of cats, both domestic and wild. [1/3 definitions] |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. [3 definitions] |
| fierce |
dangerously wild, hostile, or vicious; ferocious. [1/4 definitions] |
| fiercely |
in a dangerously wild, hostile, or vicious manner. [1/3 definitions] |
| fireweed |
any of various wild plants that grow easily in clearings caused by fire, such as willow herb. |
| forsythia |
any of several wild or cultivated early-blooming shrubs bearing bright yellow flowers that bloom along the length of long, thin branches. |
| fowl |
any of various wild game birds, such as pheasant, quail, or wild ducks or geese. [3/4 definitions] |
| fox |
a wild carnivore, related to dogs and wolves, that has a pointed muzzle, erect ears, and a bushy tail. [1/7 definitions] |
| fox grape |
a wild vine of the eastern United States, having leaves whose undersides are covered with wooly hairs and bearing purplish black grapes. |
| frenzy |
wild madness. [2/3 definitions] |
| game |
wild animals that are hunted for food. [2/9 definitions] |
| gamy |
having the strong taste or smell characteristic of the meat of wild animals, esp. of meat that has started to spoil. [1/2 definitions] |
| goose |
a wild or domesticated water bird that resembles a duck but is usu. larger and has a longer neck and legs and a more pointed bill. [1/6 definitions] |
| graylag |
a wild gray goose native to marshy areas of Europe. |
| great laurel |
a large wild rhododendron of the eastern United States that has thick glossy dark green leaves and bears clusters of white or pink flowers. |
| haggard |
wasted, exhausted, or wild in appearance, as from hunger, deprivation, or anxiety. |
| harum-scarum |
wild or disorganized. [1/4 definitions] |
| heartsease |
the wild pansy, or various similar plants. [1/2 definitions] |
| heath |
an area of wild, relatively flat, uncultivated land tending to favor only the growth of low, shrubby plants. [1/2 definitions] |
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