wish
Cross references:
1. desire
1. wish \'wish\ vb [ME wisshen, fr. OE wy-scan; akin to OHG wunsken to
wish,]L venus love, charm - more at WIN 1: to have a desire for : CRAVE 2:
to invoke upon : BID {~ him good night} 3a: to give form to (a wish) 3b:
to express a wish for 3c: to request in the form of a wish : ORDER 4: to
confer (something unwanted) upon : FOIST 1: to have a desire : WANT 2: to
make a wish - wish.er n
2. wish n 1a: an act or instance of wishing or desire : WANT 1b: an object
of desire : GOAL 2a: an expressed will or desire : MANDATE 2b: a request
or command couched as a wish 3: an invocation of good or evil fortune on
someone