Direct and Wish

Direct

Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.

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Wish and direct are semantically related In some cases you can use "Wish" instead a verb "Direct".

Wish verb - To offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable.

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Direct and wish are semantically related in demand topic. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Wish".

Nearby Words: wished, wishful, wishing, wishfully, wisher

people	direct people	wish people
someone	direct someone	wish someone
time	direct time	wish time
game	direct game	wish game
Other words: story, war, avatar, times, powers, abilities.

This happens in the direct-to-DVD kid flick EZ Money when a man in a phone booth talking on a phone states "May God strike me down if I'm not at work." He gets his wish.

Source: Bolt of Divine Retribution
Modern reception is chiefly driven by the wish to read them as historical sources which might direct archeologists to lost Norse settlements on the American continent.

Source: Literature / The Vinland Sagas
Fortunately for Brian, a clause of the wish stated that if he died as a direct consequence of the wish, all effects of the wish would be undone and Brian would get a 25,000 gp consolation prize.

Source: Be Careful What You Wish For

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