Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 50 compound words that contain wish. The most common are listed below. Open wish in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- wish listA list of desired things.
- death wishA desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else.
- wish you wellA polite form of farewell address uttered to another person.
- Make-A-WishOf people: treated with, or only in their position due to, undue patience or kindness; weak.
- well-wishAn expression of positive regard and hopes for good fortune.
- wish awayTo hope that something (real or imagined) will not happen.
- wish-washAny weak, thin drink.
- your wish is my commandWhatever you say you wish for I will treat as a command and do straight away.
- wish upon a starTo make a wish on seeing a shooting star.
- wish wellTo hope for success in one's future.
- wish listsplural of wish list: A list of desired things.
- be careful what you wish forThe desired outcome may not be as desirable once it has been attained.
- wish someone wellTo hope for good things for someone.
- wish fulfilmentThe imagined satisfying of a wish or desire, especially one which was unconscious or not recognised by the holder; the expression of such fulfilment in a dream, fantasy etc.
- wish-fulfillingAble to grant wishes.
- wish on a starUncommon form of wish upon a star
- fish one's wishTo get what one desires; to get one's wish.
- ill-wishTo wish evil upon; to curse.
- wish-cyclingAlternative form of wishcycling: The disposal of consumer waste in a recycling bin in the hope of it being recycled, when it cannot or is unlikely to be recycled.
- wish-washingpresent participle and gerund of wish-wash
- careful what you wish forAlternative form of be careful what you wish for: The desired outcome may not be as desirable once it has been attained.
- wish one joy of itTo indicate that something that one has acquired, or is about to acquire, will bring them little pleasure, or will be futile, difficult, or troublesome.
- wish-washedsimple past and past participle of wish-wash
- wish someone illTo hope for bad things for someone or express this view.
- wish-washesplural of wish-wash: Any weak, thin drink.
Compound words 50
- wishlistAlternative form of wish list: A list of desired things.
- wishfulWished-for; desired, wanted.
- wishboneA forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.
- deathwishAlternative spelling of death wish: A desire, especially subconscious, for the death of oneself or of someone else.
- wisherSomeone who makes a wish
- WishverseThe dark alternate universe featured in the episode "The Wish" of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- forewishTo wish or desire beforehand.
- wishcyclingThe disposal of consumer waste in a recycling bin in the hope of it being recycled, when it cannot or is unlikely to be recycled.
- wishcastTo interpret information or a situation in a way that casts it as favorable or desired, despite the fact that there is no evidence for such a conclusion.
- wishcastingThe act of interpreting information or a situation in a way that casts it as favorable or desired, although there is no evidence for such a conclusion; a wishful forecast.