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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychology) a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep | |
| Synonyms: | dreaming | |
| Examples: | "I had a dream about you last night" |
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| Related terms: | imagination nightmare wet_dream sleeping | |
| 2. | [ verb ] have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy | |
| Synonyms: | woolgather daydream stargaze | |
| Related terms: | imagine think_up idealist reverie daydreamer lotus-eater escapist | |
| 3. | [ verb ] experience while sleeping | |
| Examples: | "She claims to never dream" "He dreamt a strange scene" |
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| Related terms: | perceive fantasize sleep | |
| 4. | [ noun ] imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake | |
| Synonyms: | dreaming | |
| Examples: | "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality" |
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| Related terms: | imagination reverie woolgathering | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a cherished desire | |
| Synonyms: | ambition aspiration | |
| Examples: | "his ambition is to own his own business" |
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| Related terms: | desire American_Dream emulation nationalism aspire | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) | |
| Synonyms: | pipe_dream | |
| Examples: | "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe" |
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| Related terms: | fantasy | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality | |
| Examples: | "he went about his work as if in a dream" |
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| Related terms: | reverie | |
| 8. | [ noun ] someone of something wonderful | |
| Examples: | "this dessert is a dream" |
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| Related terms: | perfection | |
| Similar spelling: |
dreamy Dreama dram drama drum Draheim Drumm drone Drema drawn Drane drain Draine draw_on draw_in |
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