(n) United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002), Syn. Samuel Wilder, Billy Wilder

wilderness

(n) (politics) a state of disfavor, Example:he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness

wilderness

(n) a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War

wilderness

(n) a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition, Syn. wild, Example:it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers

wilderness

(n) a bewildering profusion, Example: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 campaign

(n) American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Wilder

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Wildered p. pr. & vb. n. Wildering. ] [ Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder, Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf. AS. wildor a wild animal. See Wild, a., and cf. Wilderness. ] To bewilder; to perplex. [ 1913 Webster ]

Long lost and wildered in the maze of fate. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Again the wildered fancy dreams
Of spouting fountains, frozen as they rose. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wildering

n. (Bot.) A plant growing in a state of nature; especially, one which has run wild, or escaped from cultivation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wilderment

n. The state of being bewildered; confusion; bewilderment. [ 1913 Webster ]

And snatched her breathless from beneath
This wilderment of wreck and death. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wilderness

n. [ OE. wildernesse, wilderne, probably from AS. wildor a wild beast; cf. D. wildernis wilderness. See Wilder, v. t. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wat'ry wilderness yields no supply. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A disorderly or neglected place. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Quality or state of being wild; wildness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

These paths and bowers doubt not but our joint hands.
Will keep from wilderness with ease. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Wilderer { m }; Wilderin { f }

poacher

Wildern { n }; Wilderei { f }

poaching

wildern; unerlaubt fangen; ohne Berechtigung jagen

to poach

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