WILD CARD

Meaning of WILD CARD in English

noun

1. : one picked to fill a leftover tournament or play-off berth after regularly qualifying competitors have all been determined

2. : an unknown or unpredictable factor

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

WILD CARD — noun Etymology: ~, playing card with arbitrarily determined value Date: 1971 an unknown or unpredictable factor, one picked to fill …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WILD-CARD — /wuyld"kahrd'/ , adj. 1. of, constituting, or including a wild card. 2. Informal. of, being, or including an unpredictable or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD CARD — 1. Cards. a card having its value decided by the wishes of the players. 2. a determining or important person …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD CARD — generic character, character which symbolizes every possible character that could be in its place in identification of file names
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WILD CARD — Etymology: wild card, playing card with arbitrarily determined value Date: 1971 1. : an unknown or unpredictable factor 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILD CARD — Function: noun Etymology: wild card, playing card with arbitrarily determined value Date: 1971 1 : an unknown or unpredictable factor …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WILD CARD — ■ noun 1》 a playing card that can have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WILD CARD — [wild card] n [wild card, playing card with arbitrarily determined value] (1972) 1: one picked to fill a leftover playoff …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WILD CARD — noun 1. ( in card games ) a card that has no value of its own and takes the value …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILD CARD — ˈwild ˌcard BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a playing card that can represent any other card 2 . someone …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WILD CARD — also wildcard ( wild cards) 1. If you refer to someone or something as a wild card in a particular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILD CARD — also wildcard (~s) 1. If you refer to someone or something as a ~ in a particular situation, you mean …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WILD CARD — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ China remains a wild card in the negotiations. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At this …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WILD CARD — < operating system , programming , text > (From card games in which certain cards, often the joker, can act …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
WILD CARD — A special character or character sequence which matches any character in a string comparison,in regular expressions,. Matches any one character …
Internet Terms and Acronyms English vocab
WILD CARD — See wild card (poker) . Compare to bug (poker) .
Poker English Dictionary
WILD CARD — непредсказуемый человек; непредсказуемое явление
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILD CARD — _n. непредсказуемый человек; непредсказуемое явление
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WILD CARD — непредсказуемый человек; непредсказуемое явление
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WILD CARD — непредсказуемый человек; непредсказуемое явление
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WILD CARD — непредсказуемый человек; непредсказуемое явление
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WILD CARD — _n. непредсказуемый человек; непредсказуемое явление
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WILD CARD — n. непредсказуемый человек; непредсказуемое явление
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WILD CARD — безразличный символ универсальный шаблон
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
WILD CARD — специальный символ
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
WILD CARD — темная лошадка
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
WILD CARD — "темная лошадка"
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
WILD CARD — непредсказуемый человек; непредсказуемое явление
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WILD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) wild pig wild boar Hickok Wild Bill wild carrot {{link=wild rice">wild rice Wild West …
Английский словарь Британика
WILD — I. ˈwīld, esp before pause or consonant ˈwīəld adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English wilde, from Old English; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARD — I. ˈkärd, ˈkȧd transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English carden, from Middle French carder, from carde 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILD — (superl.) Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought …
Английский словарь Webster
WILD — ( superl. ) Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD — — wildly , adv. — wildness , n. /wuyld/ , adj., wilder, wildest , adv. , n. adj. 1. living …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD — I. ˈwī(-ə)ld adjective Etymology: Middle English wilde, from Old English; akin to Old High German wildi wild, Welsh gwyllt Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WILD — adv wildly; as, to talk wild. 2. wild ·superl hard to steer; said of a vessel. 3. wild ·superl …
Webster English vocab
CARD — vt to clean or clear, as if by using a card. 2. card ·vi to play at cards; to game. …
Webster English vocab
WILD — [wild] adj [ME wilde, fr. OE; akin to OHG wildi wild, W gwyllt] (bef. 12c) 1 a: living in a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WILD — wild, Wild BrE AmE waɪ ə ld ▷ wilder ˈwaɪ ə ld ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ wildest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WILD — / waɪld; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( wild·er , wild·est ) ANIMALS / PLANTS 1. living or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CARD — / kɑːd; NAmE kɑːrd/ noun , verb ■ noun PAPER 1. [ U ] ( BrE ) thick stiff paper …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILD — I. wild 1 S2 W2 /waɪld/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wild , ↑ wildness ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CARD — I. card 1 S1 W2 /kɑːd $ kɑːrd/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: carte …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WILD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (of an animal or plant) in its original natural state; not domesticated or cultivated …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CARD — n. & v. --n. 1 thick stiff paper or thin pasteboard. 2 a a flat piece of this, esp. for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WILD — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of an animal or plant) in its original natural state; not domesticated or cultivated …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CARD — n. & v. n. 1 thick stiff paper or thin pasteboard. 2 a a flat piece of this, esp. for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WILD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (of an animal or plant) in its original natural state; not domesticated or cultivated …
Oxford English vocab
CARD — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. thick stiff paper or thin pasteboard. 2 a a flat piece of this, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
WILD — ( wilds, wilder, wildest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Wild animals …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CARD — ( cards) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A card is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WILD — (~s, ~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Wild animals or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WILD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a wild accusation (= with no evidence to support it ) ▪ She’s made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CARD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bank card ▪ You can withdraw money using your bank card. a birthday …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WILD — adj. 1 undomesticated, untamed, unbroken, savage, feral The only four-legged animals inhabiting the island were wild pigs 2 uncultivated, uninhabited, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CARD — n. 1 playing-card, Slang pasteboard The winning card was the ten of diamonds 2 calling-card, visiting-card, carte de visite, business …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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