wishing well
Penny toss destination
A wishing well is a well or fountain where people toss coins while making a wish, based on folk beliefs about water spirits or the magic of hidden depths.
The practice persists as a lighthearted ritual: She threw a penny in the wishing well and closed her eyes.
Wishing wells appear in parks, malls, and fairy tales, their collected coins often donated to charity.
Unverified traditional tale
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- fableMoral tale with animals
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
tale · enchanted · magical · mystical · storied · mythical · fantasy · lore
Intense wanting
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- longingIntense, persistent desire
yearning · prayer · plea · request · intention · heartfelt · whisper · closing eyes
Wealth or destiny
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- fatePredetermined course of events
blessing · windfall · boon · karma · providence · kismet · auspicious · favorable
One-cent piece
- tossLight, casual throw
- throwPropel by arm motion
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
silver · offering · donation · spare change · glinting · sinking · shimmering · fountain coins
legend
Unverified traditional tale
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- fableMoral tale with animals
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
folklore · tale · enchanted · magical · mystical · storied · mythical · fantasy · lore · haunted
desire
Intense wanting
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
longing · yearning · prayer · plea · request · intention · heartfelt · whisper · closing eyes · come true
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- destinyPredetermined course of events
fate · blessing · windfall · boon · karma · providence · kismet · auspicious · favorable · chance
penny
One-cent piece
copper · silver · offering · donation · spare change · glinting · sinking · shimmering · fountain coins · coin collection
stone
Solid earth fragment
- brickworkConstruction from fired blocks
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
rope · pulley · crank · circular · garden · ornamental · moss-covered · ivy · ancient · weathered
- fairy gardenfairy figurine, fairy house, fairy door, fairy dust, fairy wings
- magical artifactsamulet, talisman, wand, grimoire, spellbook
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- fairy tale placesenchanted forest, fairy glen, magic kingdom, haunted castle, fairy ring
- fantasy locationsenchanted forest, dragon lair, floating islands, castle, wizard tower
- Storybook Placesenchanted forest, kingdom, castle, tower, gingerbread house
wishing wellmonkey's paw
Magical wishing object
cursed object · bad omen · jinx · hex · money pit
wishing wellfountain
Water-spouting structure
drainage ditch · sewer · aqueduct · reservoir · water tower
wishing wellhopelessness
State without hope
despair · cynicism · resignation · fatalism · nihilism
well, wish, wishes, wishing, wished, wellness, wishful, wells, welling