Wild Things
Monsters needing taming
Wild Things refers to Maurice Sendak's 1963 picture book *Where the Wild Things Are*, in which a boy named Max sails to an island of fantastical monsters.
The phrase evokes untamed creatures, childhood imagination, and the appeal of wildness.
Let the wild rumpus start!
Wild Things can also mean anyone or anything unrestrained: Those kids are absolute wild things.
- rumpusNoisy, disorderly disturbance
- jungleDense tropical forest
- leapSudden springing movement
- starLuminous astronomical object
- wolfWild pack canine
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- Erotic ThrillersBasic Instinct, Fatal Attraction, Eyes Wide Shut, seduction, sexual tension
- Heist FilmsOcean's Eleven, The Italian Job, The Sting, Inside Man, Baby Driver
- Picture Book CharactersCurious George, Clifford, Cat in the Hat, Madeline, Max
Wild Thingspets
Domesticated companion animals
domesticated animals · livestock · farm animals · lap dogs · companion animals
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