beast vs wildcat

beast and wildcat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beast	Yes	No	No	No
wildcat	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, beast and wildcat are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of beast include brute, savage, wolf.

beast (noun)	wildcat (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
a cruelly rapacious person	an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
	a cruelly rapacious person

beast (adjective)	wildcat (adjective)
	(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
	without official authorization
	outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices