Use and Wish

Use

Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Wish and use are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wish" instead a noun "Use".

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

Wish noun - An expression of some desire or inclination.

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Use and wish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Use" instead a noun "Wish".

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

good	good use	good wish
better	better use	better wish
similar	similar use	similar wish
normal	normal use	normal wish
Other adjectives: original, free, single, actual, real, unlimited, little, main, personal, magic, new, possible, limited, different.

kind	use kind	wish kind
form	use form	wish form
time	use time	wish time
way	use way	wish way
Other words: song, times, powers, abilities.

After the wish has been granted, the wisher may discover they don't like the way things are going and will use another wish to hit a Reset Button.

Source: Make a Wish
Instead, she wishes that her father be cured of cancer, so Nick, in turn, has to give up what he was going to wish for and use his wish to help Maree.

Source: Selfless Wish
Liar Liar had a boy use his birthday wish to wish his lying father couldn't tell a lie for one day.

Source: Make a Wish

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