Definition of dream

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  • dream is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • dream is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • dream is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of dream

  • a cherished desire (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. ambition
    2. aspiration
  • imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake (noun)

    Examples

    1. he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality

    Synonyms

    1. dreaming
  • a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep (noun)

    Examples

    1. I had a dream about you last night

    Synonyms

    1. dreaming
  • a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) (noun)

    Examples

    1. I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe

    Synonyms

    1. pipe dream
  • have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. daydream
    2. stargaze
    3. woolgather
  • a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality (noun)

    Examples

    1. he went about his work as if in a dream
  • experience while sleeping (verb)

    Examples

    1. She claims to never dream
    2. He dreamt a strange scene
  • someone or something wonderful (noun)

    Examples

    1. this dessert is a dream

See definition of dream in Merriam Webster