Wish book
noun
a shopping or mail-order catalog
Word Origin
1933
Usage Note
slang
wise someone up
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verb (used with object) 1. to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning. 2. to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the problem settled. 3. to entertain wishes, favorably or otherwise, for: to wish someone […]
- Wishers
verb (used with object) 1. to want; desire; long for (usually followed by an infinitive or a clause): I wish to travel. I wish that it were morning. 2. to desire (a person or thing) to be (as specified): to wish the problem settled. 3. to entertain wishes, favorably or otherwise, for: to wish someone […]
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- Wishful
adjective 1. having or showing a wish; desirous; longing. adjective 1. having wishes or characterized by wishing