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untamedun‧tamed /ˌʌnˈteɪmd◂/ adjective  - Untamed horses roamed free in the wilds of the American plains.
- These were the first railways, the first means of crossing wide open spaces that are still vast and untamed, even today.
- After all, these are the Galiuro Mountains, a mostly untamed range of the old west 70 miles northeast of Tucson.
- I was impressed by these untamed people.
- Liddesdale was still a sullen, untamed region populated by people as prickly and hostile as they had always been.
- Millions of women died and with them a certain untamed aspect of the female spirit.
plants/animals/places/substances► natural not made, caused, or changed by humans: · It was fascinating to see the elephants in their natural environment.· The river had worn away the rock to form a natural bridge.· A pipeline carries natural gas from under the sea to the refinery inland.natural resources (=useful or valuable substances such as oil, coal etc that exist naturally in a particular country): · Zaire is a country with substantial natural resources. ► wild wild flowers, plants, and animals are in their natural state and have not been changed or controlled by humans: · There were lots of wild flowers growing by the roadside.· Wild strawberries are much smaller than the kind you get in shops.· In my opinion, wild animals should not be kept in zoos.wildlife (=wild animals, plants etc): · The island has an abundance of wildlife - animals, birds and fish.grow wild: · Banana trees were growing wild on the edge of the forest. ► in the wild if animals live in the wild , they live in their natural state, not in a place such as a farm: · There are only about 5000 white rhino left living in the wild. ► raw raw sugar, silk, tobacco etc is in its natural state before or without being changed by a chemical process: · Ghana still imports both raw and processed tobacco.· The Princess was wearing a dark green dress made of raw silk.raw materials (=basic natural materials that are needed to produce things): · Japan depends on the outside world for virtually all of its raw materials, including oil. ► virgin virgin forest, land etc is still in its natural state and has not been spoiled or changed by human beings: · Here we find immense virgin forests, similar to those of the Amazon and Indonesia.· In front of them were 500 miles of virgin plains almost uninhabited by white people. ► untamed an animal or place that is untamed has not been trained, controlled, or changed in any way by people, so that it is still completely wild: · Untamed horses roamed free in the wilds of the American plains.· These were the first railways, the first means of crossing wide open spaces that are still vast and untamed, even today. ► unspoiled also unspoilt British a place that is unspoiled is still in its beautiful natural state because no-one has built roads, buildings etc on it - use this especially about a place that has not been developed for tourists: · With its largely unspoiled natural beauty, Vietnam is rapidly becoming a destination for more and more foreign visitors.· The path leads eventually to a vast expanse of unspoilt woodland.· If you go further into the countryside, you will come across a number of unspoilt medieval walled villages. 1untamed land is still in its natural state and has not been developed by people2an untamed animal has not been trained to live or work with people SYN wild |