wish list

wish list
noun
a list of events that you wish would occur
• Hypernyms: ↑list, ↑listing

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noun
: a list of desired but often not realistically obtainable items

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a usually unwritten list of things one wishes for: Money is on everyone's wish list.
[1970-75]

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wish list noun
A mental list of desiderata
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Main Entry: ↑wish

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wish list UK US noun [countable] [singular wish list plural wish lists] informal
all the things that you would like to be given or would like to happen
Thesaurus: things you want or needsynonym

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wish list
a list of items or results that are desired.

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n. a list of desired things or occurrences

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noun, pl ⋯ lists [count]
: a list of things that someone would like to have

That book is on my wish list.

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ˈwish list f53 [wish list] noun (informal)
all the things that you would like to have, or that you would like to happen

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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