Wild Card Definition

wildcard, wildcards
noun
A card that has been declared wild.
Webster's New World
Any of the teams, other than those that finish in first and sometimes second place, that qualify for a championship playoff.
Webster's New World
An element that cannot be predicted or controlled.
Webster's New World

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

Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card.
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(computing) A character that substitutes for other characters in regular expressions and globbing.

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Other Word Forms of Wild Card

Noun

Singular:
wild card
Plural:
wild-cards

Wild Card Sentence Examples

  • My brother is a wild card.

  • Develop wild card & programs for hard to reach groups across leisure and culture.

  • Powerful search functions include smart input methods, adjustable text display parameters, and cross-referencing and wild card searches.

  • And then there are those wild-card celebrities that go for the statement-making "cray cray" in eyewear fashion--like Lady Gaga--which in many cases are custom designs just for them.

  • There are, of course, many different styles of women's swimwear, but the wild card in the bunch is boy shorts.

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Words Starting With

WWIWIL

Words Ending With

DRDARD

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Words Starting With W and Ending With D

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With W9 Letter Words Ending With D