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Definition of Wild card

1. Noun. An unpredictable factor. "The weather was a wild card"

2. Noun. A playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it.

Definition of Wild card

1. Noun. In card games, a card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card. ¹

2. Noun. (sports) A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion. ¹

3. Noun. (computing) a character that substitutes for other characters in regular expressions and globbing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wild Card

wild animal wild animals wild apple wild basil wild bean wild bergamot wild blue yonder wild blueberry wild boar wild boars

wild buckwheat wild cabbage wild calla wild card (current term) wild cards wild carrot wild cat wild cavy wild celery wild chamomile

wild cherries wild cherry wild cherry tree wild chervil wild child wild cinnamon wild clary wild climbing hempweed

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