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wishing well

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noun

a well or pool of water supposed to grant the wish of one who tosses a coin into it.

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RELATED WORDS

applaud, laud, praise, salute, felicitate, toast, stroke, bless, boost

Nearby words

wishbone, wishbone boom, wishful, wishful thinking, wishfully, wishing well, wisht, wishy-washy, wiskott-aldrich syndrome, wislany zalew, wismar

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Examples from the Web for wishing well

He was with us on a picnic to the wishing-well—every county has a wishing-well, hasn't it?
Jessamine|Marion Harland
The philosopher in me tells me it does not matter when the twins fall down the wishing-well.
They and I|Jerome K. Jerome