wish
Unspoken birthday hope
A wish is a desire for something, especially something unlikely or impossible: I wish I could fly, Make a wish and blow out the candles.
To wish is to want something to be true or to happen.
You can wish someone well, wish them a happy birthday, or wish them dead.
A wish can be a polite request: It is my wish that you leave.
To get your wish is to have your desire fulfilled.
Magical wish-granting spirit
- lampElectric light fixture
- starLuminous astronomical object
- fountainWater-spouting structure
- coinStamped metal currency
dandelion · birthday candle · shooting star · spell · incantation · fairy · enchantment · granting
Intense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- wantTo desire something
- piningAching with prolonged desire
hunger · hope · dream · fancy · inclination · urge · appetite · aspiration
Formal spoken blessing
- prayerAddress to deity
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
- greetingExpression of welcome
- salutationExpression of goodwill
toast · regards · felicitation · congratulation · sendoff · bon voyage · godspeed · farewell
Expression of regret
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- lamentMournful expression of grief
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
nostalgic · rueful · sigh · pining · longing · could have · should have · missed opportunity
Gift left by will
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- estateProperty and grounds
- legacyWhat's passed down
beneficiary · heir · decree · deathbed
genie
Magical wish-granting spirit
coin · dandelion · birthday candle · shooting star · spell · incantation · fairy · enchantment · granting · djinn
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
pining · hunger · hope · dream · fancy · inclination · urge · appetite · aspiration · ambition
benediction
Formal spoken blessing
salutation · toast · regards · felicitation · congratulation · sendoff · bon voyage · godspeed · farewell · bestowal
if only
Expression of regret
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- lamentMournful expression of grief
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
remorse · nostalgic · rueful · sigh · pining · longing · could have · should have · missed opportunity
bequest
Gift left by will
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- estateProperty and grounds
legacy · beneficiary · heir · decree · deathbed
- Cinderellaglass slipper, fairy godmother, Prince Charming, pumpkin, midnight
- W wordswater, walk, wind, wood, world
- Arabian NightsAladdin, Scheherazade, Ali Baba, Arabian Nights, Sinbad
- desireswant, desire, wanting, yearning, craving
- longingyearning, pining, craving, hankering, aching
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, enchantment
wishreality
What actually exists
certainty · fulfillment · fact · possession · actuality
- I wishExpression of longing
- best wishesFriendly parting expression
- make a wishHope for something silently
- wishful thinkingBelief shaped by desire
- wish listEnumeration of wants
- you wishDismissive denial of possibility
wishes, wishing, wished, wishful, wishbone, wisher, wishful thinking, wishlist, wishers