Meaning of 'dream'

noun

a fantastic but vain hope, from fantasies induced by the opium pipe

Example: "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe."

Synonyms: pipe dream

noun

a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality

Example: "They went about their work as if in a dream."

noun

a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

Example: "I had a dream about you last night"

Synonyms: dreaming

noun

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

Example: "The jester lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality."

Synonyms: dreaming

noun

a cherished desire

Synonyms: aspiration

noun

someone or something wonderful

Example: "this dessert is a dream"

verb

have a daydream

Synonyms: daydream woolgather stargaze

verb

experience while sleeping

Example: "They claim to never dream."