Definitions for dream

Definitions for (noun) dream

Main entry: pipe dream, dream

Definition: a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)

Usage: I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe


Main entry: dream

Definition: a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality

Usage: he went about his work as if in a dream


Main entry: dream, dreaming

Definition: a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

Usage: I had a dream about you last night


Main entry: dream, dreaming

Definition: imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

Usage: he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality


Main entry: dream, ambition, aspiration

Definition: a cherished desire

Usage: his ambition is to own his own business


Main entry: dream

Definition: someone or something wonderful

Usage: this dessert is a dream


Definitions for (verb) dream

Main entry: woolgather, dream, daydream, stargaze

Definition: have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy


Main entry: dream

Definition: experience while sleeping

Usage: She claims to never dream; He dreamt a strange scene


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