Definition

Noun: A list of desired items, experiences, or outcomes that a person hopes to acquire or achieve. It is often used to express aspirations or to communicate preferences to others, such as for gift-giving occasions.

Usage

A "wish list" is a collection of things someone wants. It is commonly used in personal, gift-giving, and project-planning contexts. You create or write a wish list.

Examples

• I keep a wish list of books I want to read.
• The children sent their holiday wish list to Santa Claus.
• The development team presented a feature wish list for the next software update.
• She checked items off her travel wish list one by one.

Advanced Usage

• "To be on someone's wish list": To be one of the items or goals someone desires.
  • A trip to Japan has been on my wish list for years.
• "Wish-list item": Used as a compound adjective to describe something that is highly desired.
  • The new camera is a wish-list item for many photographers.

Variants and Related Words

• Wish (verb/noun): To desire or hope for something; the feeling of desire.
• Bucket list (noun): A list of experiences or achievements one hopes to have or accomplish in one's lifetime.
• Registry (noun): A formal list, often for weddings or babies, of desired gifts from a specific store.

Synonyms

• Desired items
• Dream list
• Want list

Related Phrases

• "To top the wish list": To be the most desired item.
  • A new laptop tops my son's birthday wish list.

Noun

1. a list of events that you wish would occur