"wilds" in the noun sense
1. wild, natural state, state of nature
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
"he lived in the wild"
"they collected mushrooms in the wild"
2. wilderness, wild
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
"it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
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