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dream > 8 senses
NOUN1dream, dreamingA series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
2dream, ambition, aspirationA cherished desire
3dream, dreamingImaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
4dream, pipe dreamA fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
5dreamA state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
6dreamSomeone of something wonderful
VERB1dream, daydream, woolgather, stargazeHave a daydream
2dreamExperience while sleeping
dream > pronunciation
Soundsdriy'm
Rhymesacademe, agleam, beam, and 35 more rhymes in iym at the HyperDic website...
dream > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep.
Examples"I had a dream about you last night"
Synonymsdreaming
Part ofsleeping
Narrowernightmare; wet dream
Broaderimagination, imaging, imagery, mental imagery
Adjectivesoneiric
Verbsdream
dream > noun 2, feeling
MeaningA cherished desire.
Synonymsambition, aspiration
NarrowerAmerican Dream; emulation; nationalism
Broaderdesire
dream > noun 3, cognition
MeaningImaginative thoughts indulged in while awake.
Examples"he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
Synonymsdreaming
Narrowerreverie, revery, daydream, daydreaming, oneirism, air castle, castle in the air, castle in Spain; woolgathering
Broaderimagination, imaginativeness, vision
Verbsdream
dream > noun 4, cognition
MeaningA fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe).
Examples"I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"
Synonymspipe dream
Broaderfantasy, phantasy
dream > noun 5, cognition
MeaningA state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality.
Examples"he went about his work as if in a dream"
Broaderreverie, revery
dream > noun 6, state
MeaningSomeone of something wonderful.
Examples"this dessert is a dream"
Broaderperfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
dream > verb 1, creation
MeaningHave a daydream. Indulge in a fantasy.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsdaydream, woolgather, stargaze
Broaderimagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
See alsodream up
Nounsdream, dreaming; dreamer; dreamer
dream > verb 2, perception
MeaningExperience while sleeping.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene"
Entailssleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
Broaderperceive, comprehend
Nounsdream, dreaming; dreamer

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