wildcat well
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
wildcat
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"
wildcat
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
wildcat
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
wildcatter
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field
Wilde
— Navneord
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～ Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
wilde dagga
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
wildebeest
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
wilder
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
Wilder
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)
Wilderness Campaign
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses
wilderness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ (politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"
wilderness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
wilderness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"
Wilderness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
wildfire
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
wildflower
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ wild or uncultivated flowering plant
wildfowl
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
wilding
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
wilding
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women