wish : Idioms & Phrases


death wish

  • noun (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
    Thanatos; death instinct.
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well-wish

Well"-wish` noun
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  1. A wish of happiness. "A well-wish for his friends." Addison.
Webster 1913

well-wishing

  • noun an expression of good will from one person to another
    • much hand-shaking and well-wishing
  • adjective satellite extending good wishes for success
    • his well-wishing supporters
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wish list

  • noun a list of events that you wish would occur
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wish well

  • verb feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
    wish.
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wish-wash

  • noun any thin watery drink
  • noun nonsensical talk or writing
    codswallop; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; rubbish; trash.
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Wish"-wash` noun
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  1. Any weak, thin drink.
Webster 1913

wished-for

  • adjective satellite greatly desired
    yearned-for; longed-for.
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wishing bone

  • noun the furcula of a domestic fowl
    wishbone.
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wishing cap

  • noun a magical cap that secures whatever one wishes for
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