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• Wild Guess — was a kid s game show about animals taped in Canada. It was taped in 1988, and it later reran on The Animal Planet Network for one year from 1996 1997.PersonnelThe show was hosted by Neil Crone (referred to on the air as the Guessmaster) , and… …   Wikipedia

• wild guess — dissolute guess, shot in the dark …   English contemporary dictionary

• wild — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of animals or plants) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated. 2) (of people) not civilized. 3) (of scenery or a region) desolate looking. 4) uncontrolled; unrestrained. 5) not based on reason… …   English terms dictionary

• guess — I UK [ɡes] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms guess : present tense I/you/we/they guess he/she/it guesses present participle guessing past tense guessed past participle guessed *** a) to say or decide what you think is true, without… …   English dictionary

• guess — guess1 [ ges ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it: a contest to guess the weight of the pig guess what/who/how etc.: Would anyone like to guess what this object is? guess at …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• guess — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fair, good, reasonable, safe ▪ April is a safe guess for first deliveries. ▪ educated, informed …   Collocations dictionary

• wild — wild1 [ waıld ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not raised by humans ▸ 2 with storm ▸ 3 with strong emotions ▸ 4 not accurate/considered ▸ 5 where people do not live ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a wild animal or plant lives or grows on its own in natural conditions and is …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wild — [[t]wa͟ɪld[/t]] ♦♦ wilds, wilder, wildest 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Wild animals or plants live or grow in natural surroundings and are not looked after by people. We saw two more wild cats creeping towards us in the darkness... The lane was lined with… …   English dictionary

• wild — 1 /waIld/ adjective 1 PLANTS/ANIMALS living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by humans: wild flowers | a wild rabbit | grow wild: daffodils growing wild in the meadow 2 EMOTIONS feeling or expressing strong uncontrolled emotions,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wild — I UK [waɪld] / US adjective Word forms wild : adjective wild comparative wilder superlative wildest *** 1) a wild animal or plant lives or grows on its own in natural conditions and is not raised by humans The wild rose is a familiar sight in… …   English dictionary

• guess — guess1 W3S1 [ges] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] to try to answer a question or form an opinion when you are not sure whether you will be correct ▪ I d say he s around 50, but I m only guessing.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English