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dream
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- pronunciation:
- drim
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- dream up
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a series of images or visions that accompany sleep, or that occur during waking reverie.
I had a very vivid dream last night.
- similar words:
- daydream, fantasy, hallucination, nightmare, phantasmagoria, reverie, vision
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| definition 2: |
the period of sleep during which dreaming occurs.
The sound of a barking dog broke into her dream. |
| definition 3: |
a strongly held purpose or goal.
To act on the stage had been her dream since childhood.I still have a dream of becoming a doctor.- synonyms:
- hope, vision
- similar words:
- aim, ambition, aspiration, goal, intention, purpose
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| definition 4: |
a fanciful idea.
Adding a balcony to the house was just another one of my little dreams.- synonyms:
- fancy, notion, whimsy
- similar words:
- conceit, crotchet, illusion, pipe dream
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| definition 5: |
a thing or person that is absolutely beautiful or perfect.
Her new kitchen is a dream!I used to think the neighbor boy was a dream.- synonyms:
- vision
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| related words: |
delusion, design, fancy, hope, whim |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
dreams, dreaming, dreamed, dreamt |
| definition 1: |
to have a dream or vision during sleep.
I sleep, but I never seem to dream.She often dreams about her mother. |
| definition 2: |
to have daydreams or fantasies.
You never do anything with your life; you're always dreaming!- synonyms:
- daydream, fantasize, imagine, stargaze, visualize
- similar words:
- fantasy
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| definition 3: |
to remotely consider.
I wouldn't dream of leaving the baby alone in the park.- similar words:
- consider, entertain, fantasy
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| definition 4: |
to imagine something with a desire for its becoming reality (usu. fol. by "of").
The refugees dream of a better life for their children.He dreamt of stardom. |
| related words: |
aspire, daydream, hope, imagine, romance, think |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to see or experience during sleep or reverie.
Last night I dreamed that I was back in school.- similar words:
- fantasy, hallucinate
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| definition 2: |
to envision; imagine.
I never dreamed that I would have to make such a difficult choice in my life.- synonyms:
- envision, fantasize, imagine, picture, visualize
- similar words:
- fancy, fantasy, image
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| definition 3: |
to have as a wish, aim, or hope, even if difficult or unobtainable.
I always dreamed that we would meet again.- similar words:
- fantasize, hope, wish
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| definition 4: |
to spend (time) by daydreaming (often fol. by "away").
He dreamed away the entire morning.- similar words:
- drowse
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| related words: |
trust |
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| phrase: |
dream up |
| derivations: |
dreamless (adj.), dreamer (n.) |
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