wish list

noun

: a list of desired but often realistically unobtainable items
a wish list of useful changes

Examples of wish list in a Sentence

That book is on my wish list.
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Neighborhood House is looking for volunteers and donations to its wish list. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Oct. 2025 Kiffin’s name has consistently surfaced in such searches and is again near the top of many wish lists, partly because Ole Miss has become one of the conference’s most explosive offenses under his tenure in recent seasons. Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 Glamour’s fall loafer trends wish list 1. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2025 If you’re headed to the beach, relaxation is probably number one on your vacation wish list. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wish list

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wish list was in 1970

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“Wish list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wish%20list. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

wish list

noun
: a list of desired but often realistically unobtainable items
a wish list of equipment for the school
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