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[Dream]

A dream is one of the little movies in your mind that play at night, or a type of hope: you might dream of being a doctor.

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The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.

Noun
a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"

Noun
a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"

Noun
a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"

Noun
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"

Noun
a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"

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Noun
someone of something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream"

Verb
have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

Verb
experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene"

n.
The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.

n.
A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; -- in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth.

n.
To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend.

n.
To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or idea; to imagine.

v. t.
To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; -- often followed by an objective clause.

Dream

Dream , n. [Akin to OS. drm, D. droom, G. traum, Icel. draumr, Dan. & Sw. dr'94m; cf. G. tr'81gen to deceive, Skr. druh to harm, hurt, try to hurt. AS. dre'a0m joy, gladness, and OS. drm joy are, perh., different words; cf. Gr. noise.] 1. The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.

Dreams are but interludes which fancy makes.

I had a dream which was not all a dream.

2. A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; -- in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth.

There sober thought pursued the amusing theme, Till Fancy colored it and formed a dream.

It is not them a mere dream, but a very real aim which they propose.

Dream

Dream, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dreamed or Dreamt (); p. pr. & vb. n. Dreaming.] [Cf. AS. drman, drman, to rejoice. See Dream, n.] 1. To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend. 2. To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or idea; to imagine.

Here may we sit and dream Over the heavenly theme.

They dream on in a constant course of reading, but not digesting.

Dream

Dream, v. t. To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; -- often followed by an objective clause.

Your old men shall dream dreams.

At length in sleep their bodies they compose, And dreamt the future fight.

And still they dream that they shall still succeed.

To dream away, out, through, etc., to pass in revery or inaction; to spend in idle vagaries; as, to dream away an hour; to dream through life. " Why does Antony dream out his hours?" Dryden.

The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.

To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend.

To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; -- often followed by an objective clause.

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Usage Examples

A face to lose youth for, to occupy age With the dream of, meet death with.

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is a reality.

A dream without ambition is like a car without gas... you're not going anywhere.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.

A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.

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Other Usage Examples

After having done this whole slew of press for 'Big Love,' now I'll have anxiety dreams for like a week and a half about all the stupid things I said. I can't even imagine being in front of the cameras all the time. I had a weird dream the other night that I was on 'Jersey Shore.'

A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.

A dream collage is pictures of your goals. It is like your future photo album.

All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don't let anybody crush your dream.

A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.

A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness.