wish list vs list

wish list and list both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wish list	Yes	No	No	No
list	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, list is a hypernym of wish list; that is, list is a word with a broader meaning than wish list:

Other hypernyms of wish list include listing.

wish list (noun)	list (noun)
a list of events that you wish would occur	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
	a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

wish list (verb)	list (verb)
	give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
	enumerate
	tilt to one side
	cause to lean to the side
	include in a list