DREAM as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe
    Hypernyms(s) dream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
    Usage Example(s)
    • he went about his work as if in a dream
    Hypernyms(s) dream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I had a dream about you last night
    Hypernyms(s) dream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality
    Hypernyms(s) dream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a cherished desire
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • his ambition is to own his own business
    Hypernyms(s) dream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • someone of something wonderful
    Usage Example(s)
    • this dessert is a dream
    Hypernyms(s) dream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

DREAM as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • have a daydream
    • indulge in a fantasy
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) dream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower See Also Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • experience while sleeping
    Usage Example(s)
    • She claims to never dream
    • He dreamt a strange scene
    Hypernyms(s) dream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s) Entail(s)