Wight, n. [In irony or burlesque.] Creature, being, person.

Wigwam, n. Hut (of an American Indian), cabin, tepee.

Wild, a.

    1. Undomesticated, untamed.
    2. Uncultivated, native.
    3. Uncivilized, savage, rude, ferocious, barbarous, unrefined, untamed.
    4. Impetuous, turbulent, irregular, violent, ungoverned, unrestrained, disorderly, furious, frantic, frenzied, outrageous.
    5. Giddy, reckless, thoughtless, hare-brained, inconsiderate, heedless, light-headed, harum-scarum (colloq.).
    6. Fanciful, imaginary, extravagant, visionary, crazy, grotesque, strange. bizarre.

Wild, n. Desert. See Wilderness.

Wild-bean, n. Ground-nut (Apios tuberosa).

Wild-briar, n. Dog-rose, hep-tree (Rosa canina).

Wilderness, n. Wild, desert, waste.

Wild ginger. Canada snake-root.

Wild-goose chase. Foolish pursuit, foolish enterprise, wool-gathering.

Wile, n. Trick, stratagem, cheat, fraud, chicane, chicanery, artifice, chouse, imposture, deceit, imposition, deception, ruse, dodge, fetch, manœuvre, cunning contrivance, crafty device.

Wilful, a. [Written also Willful.]

    1. Obstinate, stubborn, perverse, contumacious, refractory, headstrong, unruly, intractable, mulish, dogged, inflexible, heady, self-willed, pig-headed, obdurate, cantankerous.
    2. Self-willed, arbitrary, capricious.

Will, n.

    1. Power of determination, power of choosing, faculty of volition, volition.
    2. Resolution, resoluteness, determination, decision, self-reliance, force of will.

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