Dream Definition | What is Dream? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[n] a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"
[n] a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"
[n] a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"
[n] imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
[n] a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"
[n] someone of something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream"
[v] have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
[v] experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene"
Synonyms
ambition, aspiration, daydream, dreaming, pipe dream, stargaze, woolgather
See Also...
air castle, American Dream, castle in Spain, castle in the air, catch some Z's, comprehend, conceive of, concoct, daydream, daydreaming, desire, dream up, emulation, envisage, fantasy, flawlessness, hatch, ideate, imagery, imagination, imaginativeness, imagine, imaging, kip, log Z's, mental imagery, nationalism, ne plus ultra, nightmare, oneirism, perceive, perfection, phantasy, reverie, revery, sleep, sleeping, slumber, think of, think up, vision, wet dream, woolgathering
Related Terms
absence of mind, absentmindedness, absorption, abstractedness, abstraction, ace, ache, airy hope, airy nothing, aspiration, assume, autism, bad dream, bathing beauty, be absent, be afraid, beau ideal, beaut, beauty, beauty contest winner, beauty queen, be
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