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dream

/ dream /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
"he went about his work as if in a dream"
Type of:
reverie revery
noun Sense 2
a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
"I had a dream about you last night"
Type of:
imagination imaging imagery
Kinds of:
nightmare wet dream
Has parts:
sleeping
noun Sense 3
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
"he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
Type of:
imagination imaginativeness vision
Kinds of:
reverie revery daydream daydreaming oneirism
Derived:
daydream woolgather stargaze
noun Sense 4
someone of something wonderful
"this dessert is a dream"
Type of:
perfection flawlessness ne plus ultra
verb Sense 5
have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
Type of:
imagine conceive of ideate
Derived:
lotus-eater stargazer daydreamer woolgatherer woolgathering
See also:
think up think of dream up hatch concoct
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 6
experience while sleeping
"She claims to never dream"
"He dreamt a strange scene"
Type of:
perceive comprehend
Derived:
dreaming dreamer
Entails:
sleep kip slumber
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
noun Sense 7
a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
"I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"
Type of:
fantasy phantasy
noun Sense 8
a cherished desire
"his ambition is to own his own business"
Type of:
desire
Kinds of:
American Dream emulation nationalism
Derived:
draw a bead on aspire aim shoot for ambition
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
53
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

reverie revery imagination imaging imagery nightmare wet dream imaginativeness vision daydream daydreaming oneirism