Definition of wish

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Wish (v. t.) To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.

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Will :: Will (v.) That which is strongly wished or desired.
Litharge :: Litharge (n.) Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in glazing earthenware, in making red lead minium, etc. Called also massicot..
Optative :: Optative (a.) Expressing desire or wish.
Sign :: Sign (n.) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known..
Muskmelon :: Muskmelon (n.) The fruit of a cucubritaceous plant (Cicumis Melo), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of Melon..
Amnesia :: Amnesia (n.) Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ..
Salute :: Salute (v.) The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting..
Desire :: Desire (v. t.) To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
Desirer :: Desirer (n.) One who desires, asks, or wishes..
Wishful :: Wishful (a.) Showing desire; as, wishful eyes..
Strontium :: Strontium (n.) A metallic element of the calcium group, always naturally occurring combined, as in the minerals strontianite, celestite, etc. It is isolated as a yellowish metal, somewhat malleable but harder than calcium. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flames red. Symbol Sr. Atomic weight 87.3..
Phosphorus :: Phosphorus (n.) A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen group, obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy substance, having a characteristic disagreeable smell. It is very active chemically, must be preserved under water, and unites with oxygen even at ordinary temperatures, giving a faint glow, -- whence its name. It always occurs compined, usually in phosphates, as in the mineral apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the composition on the tips of friction matches, and for man
Fluorescein :: Fluorescein (n.) A yellowish red, crystalline substance, C20H12O5, produced by heating together phthalic anhydride and resorcin; -- so called, from the very brilliant yellowish green fluorescence of its alkaline solutions. It has acid properties, and its salts of the alkalies are known to the trade under the name of uranin..
Rietboc :: Rietboc (n.) The reedbuck, a South African antelope (Cervicapra arundinacea); -- so called from its frequenting dry places covered with high grass or reeds. Its color is yellowish brown. Called also inghalla, and rietbok..
Revenge :: Revenge (n.) The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing of evil to one who has done us an injury.
Church :: Church (n.) Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church of Brahm..
Unwish :: Unwish (v. t.) To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing.
Devout :: Devout (v. t.) Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout wishes for one's welfare..
Abib :: Abib (n.) The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan..
Wished :: Wished (imp. & p. p.) of Wis.
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