Wild Definition–adjective | 1. | living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese. | | 2. | growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans, as plants, flowers, fruit, or honey: wild cherries. | | 3. | uncultivated, uninhabited, or waste: wild country. | | 4. | uncivilized or barbarous: wild tribes. | | 5. | of unrestrained violence, fury, intensity, etc.; violent; furious: wild strife; wild storms. | | 6. | characterized by or indicating violent fe
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elings or excitement, as actions or a person's appearance: wild cries; a wild look. | | 7. | frantic or distracted; crazy: to drive someone wild. | | 8. | violently or uncontrollably affected: wild with rage; wild with pain. | | 9. | undisciplined, unruly, or lawless: a gang of wild boys. | | 10. | unrestrained, untrammeled, or unbridled: wild enthusiasm. | | 11. | disregardful of moral restraints as to pleasurable indulgence: He repented his wild youth. | | 12. | unrestrained by reason or prudence: wild schemes. | | 13. | amazing or incredible: Isn't that wild about Bill getting booted out of the club? | | 14. | disorderly or disheveled: wild hair. | | 15. | wide of the mark: He scored on a wild throw. | | 16. | Informal. inte
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nsely eager or enthusiastic: wild to get started; wild about the new styles. | | 17. | Cards. (of a card) having its value decided by the wishes of the players. | | 18. | Metallurgy. (of molten metal) generating large amounts of gas during cooling, so as to cause violent bubbling. | –adverb | 19. | in a wild manner; wildly. | –noun | 20. | Often, wilds. an uncultivated, uninhabited, or desolate region or tract; waste; wilderness; desert: a cabin in the wild; a safari to the wilds of Africa. | —Idioms | 21. | blow wild, (of an oil or gas well) to spout in an uncontrolled way, as in a blowout. Compare blowout (def. 4). | | 22. | run wild, | a. | to grow unchecked: The rambler roses are running wild. | | b. | to show lack of restraint or control: Those children are allowed to run wild. | | |
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Rice Definition–noun | 1. | the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food. | –verb (used with object) | 3. | to reduce to a form resembling rice: to rice potatoes. | |
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Houston Chronicle - Found Nov. 25, 2008
... struggle unfolding Saturday at Rice Stadium are remote. Rice and UH combined for 104 points and nearly 1,200 yards in the Cougars wild 56-48...
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Morning Rounds: Psychiatric Deaths, Drug Funding and Malnutrition in ...
New York Times - Found Nov. 24, 2008
With Sweet Potato Croutons and Stilton Well: Social Smoking Takes a Lasting Toll Recipes for Health: Wild Rice Salad With Celery and Walnuts...
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Healthy Recipe: Cranberry-Pear Wild Rice Stuffing
FitSugar -- Healthy, happy you. - Found Nov. 20, 2008
This vegetarian cranberry-pear wild rice stuffing is made with whole grain bread instead of the usual white or sourdough, and does not call...
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War Declared On Manchurian Wild Rice
Voxy.co.nz - Found Nov. 2, 2008
A $1 million-plus concerted campaign designed to halt the spread of invasive Manchurian wild rice - and then steadily reduce its impact in Northland
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Controversial Wild Rice dam focus of meeting
Fargo Forum - Found Oct. 28, 2008
... of the Minnesota Department of Natural may have important implications for flood-control projects in the Wild Rice Watershed District.Or not.
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Wild rice harvest honoured at Trent River
Northumberland News - Found Oct. 27, 2008
... about 20 people in attendance that wild rice was traditionally considered almost a sacred staple to his ancestors. Without wild rice harvested...
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Duck a L'Orange with Wild Rice & Mushrooms and a Poached Pear Salad ...
Knox Village Soup - Found Oct. 11, 2008
95 Friday: Shrimp & Lemon Pepper Sole with pasta cakes 19.95 Saturday: Duck a lâOrange with wild rice & mushrooms and poached pear salad...
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Wild Rice Salad With Celery and Walnuts
Waco Tribune Herald - Found Nov. 15, 2008
... boil in a large saucepan, add salt to taste and the wild rice. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 40 minutes, or until the rice is tender and...
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Wild Rice Salad With Celery and Walnuts
Daily Sentinel - Found Nov. 14, 2008
... boil in a large saucepan, add salt to taste and the wild rice. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 40 minutes, or until the rice is tender and...
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Rice beats Texas State, gets first win at Tudor
Houston Chronicle - Found 1 hour ago
Rice coach Ben Braun had already pledged to give the Owls a couple of days ... the Bobcats locked in on Pflieger, Foster went wild, redeeming ...
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