wild/whiled/wiled
wild (wīld)
Adjective., wild·er, wild·est.
- Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed: wild geese; edible wild plants.
- Not inhabited or farmed: remote, wild country.
- Uncivilized or barbarous; savage.
- Lacking supervision or restraint: wild children living in the street.
- Lacking regular order or arrangement; disarranged: wild locks of long hair.
Adverb.
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In a wild manner: growing wild; roaming wild.
Noun
- A natural or undomesticated state: returned the zoo animals to the wild; plants that grow abundantly in the wild.
- An uninhabited or uncultivated region. Often used in the plural: the wilds of the northern steppes.
while (wīld)
Verb. Transitive., whiled, whil·ing, whiles.
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To spend (time) idly or pleasantly: while the hours away.
wile (wīld)
Verb. Transitive., wiled, wil·ing, wiles.
- To influence or lead by means of wiles; entice.
- To pass (time) agreeably: wile away a Sunday afternoon.
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