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--n. 10 Usually, wilds. wasteland, wilderness, desert,
vastness, emptiness, Colloq sticks, middle of nowhere, back of
beyond: His idea of adventure was to trek through the wilds of
Hyde Park.
wile n. Often, wiles. trick, stratagem, ruse, artifice, subterfuge,
dodge, trap, snare, manoeuvre, ploy, contrivance, move, gambit,
plot, scheme, machination, Colloq (little) game: You won't get
far trying to work your wiles on me, young lady.
wilful adj. 1 intentional, deliberate, voluntary, conscious, intended,
purposeful, premeditated, US willful: The jury decided that
such a wilful act of vandalism must be punished. She is accused
of wilful neglect of her children. 2 stubborn, headstrong,
pigheaded, obstinate, mulish, inflexible, adamant, obdurate,
intransigent, unyielding, self-willed, ungovernable,
recalcitrant, unruly, immovable, intractable, dogged,
determined, refractory, uncompromising, wayward, perverse,
contrary: Jim is far too wilful, and tends to have a tantrum if
he fails to get his own way.
will n. 1 desire, wish, longing, liking, inclination, disposition,
drive, purposefulness, purpose, intent, intention, resolve,
commitment, resolution, determination; will-power: Where
there's a will there's a way. Some believe that taking
medication is against God's will. Marguerite seems to have lost
the will to live. 2 choice, wishes, desire, inclination: He was
forced to submit against his will. 3 (last will and) testament,
last wishes: In accordance with his will, Josiah was buried at
sea. 4 at will. as or when (one) pleases or wishes or thinks
fit(ting), at (one's) desire or whim or pleasure or discretion:
If he brings his own car, then he can leave at will.
--v. 5 want, desire, wish, choose, see fit, make, compel,
force, command, order, ordain, require: When she willed him to
appear, there was a flash of lightning and he was there. 6
leave, bequeath, devise, hand down or on, pass on, transfer;
settle upon or on: My great-uncle Philip willed me his
collection of 19th-century theatre memorabilia.
willing adj. agreeable, acquiescent, compliant, amenable, consenting,
assenting, passive, complaisant, docile, ready, well-disposed,
happy, content, pleased, delighted, enthusiastic, avid, eager,