wish

wish

verb

{bc}to have a desire for (something, such as something unattainable)

wish

noun

{bc}an act or instance of {a_link|wishing} or desire {bc}{sx|want||}

wish fulfillment

noun

{bc}the gratification of a desire especially symbolically (as in dreams, daydreams, or neurotic symptoms)

wish list

noun

{bc}a list of desired but often realistically unobtainable items

wish-wash

noun

{bc}a weak drink

wish away

phrasal verb

{bc}to cause (something) to stop or go away just by wanting it to stop or go away

wish (someone) luck

idiom

{bc}to say that one hopes someone will have success

wish (someone or something) on (someone)

idiom

{bc}to want (someone) to have or be affected by (someone or something bad or unpleasant)

wish someone well

idiom

{bc}to hope that someone does well or succeeds

death wish

noun

{bc}the conscious or unconscious desire for the death of oneself or of another