wishing well

English

Noun

wishing well (plural wishing wells)

1. A well where, traditionally, wishes were thought to be granted, especially if coins were dropped into the water.
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 110:

     In the burial ground is a wishing-well named after St Augustine - the first Archbishop of Canterbury - who, in the 6th century, is said to have blessed it.

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

1. present participle and gerund of wish well

Anagrams

• well-wishing, wellwishing