dream
noun
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a fantastic but vain hope, from fantasies induced by the opium pipe“I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe.”pipe dream
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a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality“They went about their work as if in a dream.”
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a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep“I had a dream about you last night”dreaming
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imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake“The jester lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality.”dreaming
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a cherished desireaspiration
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someone or something wonderful“this dessert is a dream”
verb
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have a daydreamdaydreamwoolgatherstargaze
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experience while sleeping“They claim to never dream.”