wishing well

English

Noun

wishing well (plural wishing wells)

A well where, traditionally, wishes were thought to be granted, especially if coins were dropped into the water.

Translations

well where wishes were thought to be granted

Chinese:
Mandarin: 許願井／许愿井 (xǔyuànjǐng)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: toivomuskaivo
French: puits à souhaits m
German: Wunschbrunnen (de) m
Irish: tobar rúin m
Mongolian: хүслийн худаг (xüsliin xudag)
Portuguese: poço dos desejos m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: pozo de los deseos
Swedish: önskebrunn (sv) c

Verb

wishing well

present participle and gerund of wish well

Anagrams

well-wishing, wellwishing

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