Dictionary Check: wilderness
"wilderness" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
noun
a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
noun
(politics) a state of disfavor
Example:
"he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"
noun
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
Example:
"it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
noun
a bewildering profusion
Example:
"the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"
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