Search Result for "indirect_request":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an expression of some desire or inclination;
- Example: "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"
- Example: "his crying was an indirect request for attention"
[syn: wish, indirect request]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

indirect request n 1: an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention" [syn: wish, indirect request]