wish list

noun

A list of desired things.

Meanings

nounwish list (plural wish lists)

plural wish lists · alternative wishlist

  1. A list of desired things.

    Also on the wish list is completion of the Borders Railway, electrification to Stirling/Perth/Inverness and Dundee/Aberdeen, as well as upgrades to the Cumbrian Coast Line and electrification of Barrow-Carnforth and Windermere-Oxenholme.

    2020 June 17, Andrew Roden, “Network News: High-speed rail to Scotland to rebalance the economy”, in Rail, page 21

Translations

Catalan llista de desitjos, carta als Reis
  • llista de desitjoslist of desired things
  • carta als Reislist of desired things
Chinese Mandarin 願望清單 /愿望清单, 收藏夾 /收藏夹
  • 願望清單 /愿望清单 (yuànwàng qīngdān)list of desired things
  • 收藏夾 /收藏夹 (shōucángjiā)list of desired things
Danish ønskeseddel
  • ønskeseddellist of desired things
Dutch verlanglijst
  • verlanglijstlist of desired things
Finnish toivomuslista, toivelista
  • toivomuslistalist of desired things
  • toivelistalist of desired things
French liste d'envies, lettre au Père Noël
  • liste d'envieslist of desired things
  • lettre au Père Noëllist of desired things
German Wunschliste, Wunschzettel
  • Wunschlistelist of desired things
  • Wunschzettellist of desired things
Greek λίστα επιθυμιών
  • λίστα επιθυμιών (lísta epithymión)list of desired things
Hungarian kívánságlista
  • kívánságlistalist of desired things
Indonesian barang incaran
  • barang incaranlist of desired things
Italian lista dei desideri
  • lista dei desiderilist of desired things
Korean 위시 리스트
  • 위시 리스트 (wisi riseuteu)list of desired things
Norwegian Bokmål ønskeliste
  • ønskelistelist of desired things
Polish lista życzeń
  • lista życzeńlist of desired things
Portuguese lista de desejos, wishlist
  • lista de desejoslist of desired things
  • wishlistlist of desired things
Romanian listă de dorințe
  • listă de dorințelist of desired things
Russian вишлист, список пожеланий
  • вишлист (višlist)list of desired things
  • список пожеланий (spisok poželanij)list of desired things
Spanish lista de deseos
  • lista de deseoslist of desired things
Swedish önskelista
  • önskelistalist of desired things
Ukrainian спи́сок бажа́нь, спи́сок ба́жаного
  • спи́сок бажа́нь (spýsok bažánʹ)list of desired things
  • спи́сок ба́жаного (spýsok bážanoho)list of desired things
Vietnamese danh sách mong ước
  • danh sách mong ướclist of desired things
Cite this entry
APA

wish list. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wish%20list

MLA

“wish list.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wish%20list. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wish list,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wish%20list.

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