Noun: dream dreem
- A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
"I had a dream about you last night";
- dreaming
- Imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
"he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality";
- dreaming
- A cherished desire
"his dream is to own his own business";
- ambition, aspiration
- Someone or something wonderful
"this dessert is a dream"
- A state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
"he went about his work as if in a dream"
- An unrealistic or fanciful hope, wish, or plan
"I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe";
- pipe dream
- Experience while sleeping
"She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene"
- Engage in aimless daydreaming or idle thinking
"He often dreams during boring meetings";
- daydream, woolgather, stargaze
Derived forms: dreams, dreaming, dreamt
Type of: comprehend, conceive of, desire, envisage, fantasy, flawlessness, ideate [informal], imagery, imagination, imaginativeness, imagine, imaging, mental imagery, ne plus ultra, perceive, perfection, phantasy [archaic], reverie, revery, vision
Part of: sleeping
Encyclopedia: Dream, Fulfilled