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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dream 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  dream 
 
  Sense  2 
  dream 
  =>  fantasize 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dream 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  dream 
 
  Sense  2 
  dream 
  =>  fantasize 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  dream 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  dream 
 
  Sense  2 
  dream 
  =>  sleep,  kip,  slumber,  log  Z's,  catch  some  Z's 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  dream 
 
  2  senses  of  dream 
 
  Sense  1 
  dream,  daydream,  woolgather,  stargaze 
  =>  imagine,  conceive  of  ideate,  envisage 
  Also  See->  dream  up#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  dream 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  dream 
 
  dream  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  dream 
 
  Sense  1 
  dream,  daydream,  woolgather,  stargaze 
  =>  imagine,  conceive  of  ideate,  envisage 
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  Sense  2 
  dream 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  dream 
  american  dream 
  daydream 
  dream 
  dreamer 
  dreaminess 
  dreaming 
  dreamland 
  dreamworld 
  pipe  dream 
  wet  dream 
 
  Overview  of  noun  dream 
 
  The  noun  dream  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (31)  dream,  dreaming  --  (a  series  of  mental  images  and  emotions  occurring  during  sleep;  "I  had  a  dream  about  you  last  night") 
  2.  (8)  ambition,  aspiration,  dream  --  (a  cherished  desire;  "his  ambition  is  to  own  his  own  business") 
  3.  (8)  dream,  dreaming  --  (imaginative  thoughts  indulged  in  while  awake;  "he  lives  in  a  dream  that  has  nothing  to  do  with  reality") 
  4.  (2)  pipe  dream,  dream  --  (a  fantastic  but  vain  hope  (from  fantasies  induced  by  the  opium  pipe);  "I  have  this  pipe  dream  about  being  emperor  of  the  universe") 
  5.  (1)  dream  --  (a  state  of  mind  characterized  by  abstraction  and  release  from  reality;  "he  went  about  his  work  as  if  in  a  dream") 
  6.  dream  --  (someone  of  something  wonderful;  "this  dessert  is  a  dream") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dream 
 
  The  verb  dream  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (15)  dream,  daydream,  woolgather,  stargaze  --  (have  a  daydream;  indulge  in  a  fantasy) 
  2.  (11)  dream  --  (experience  while  sleeping;  "She  claims  to  never  dream";  "He  dreamt  a  strange  scene") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  dream 
  dreamed 
  dreamless 
  dreamlike 
  dreamy 
 
  Overview  of  noun  dream 
 
  The  noun  dream  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (31)  dream,  dreaming  --  (a  series  of  mental  images  and  emotions  occurring  during  sleep;  "I  had  a  dream  about  you  last  night") 
  2.  (8)  ambition,  aspiration,  dream  --  (a  cherished  desire;  "his  ambition  is  to  own  his  own  business") 
  3.  (8)  dream,  dreaming  --  (imaginative  thoughts  indulged  in  while  awake;  "he  lives  in  a  dream  that  has  nothing  to  do  with  reality") 
  4.  (2)  pipe  dream,  dream  --  (a  fantastic  but  vain  hope  (from  fantasies  induced  by  the  opium  pipe);  "I  have  this  pipe  dream  about  being  emperor  of  the  universe") 
  5.  (1)  dream  --  (a  state  of  mind  characterized  by  abstraction  and  release  from  reality;  "he  went  about  his  work  as  if  in  a  dream") 
  6.  dream  --  (someone  of  something  wonderful;  "this  dessert  is  a  dream") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dream 
 
  The  verb  dream  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (15)  dream,  daydream,  woolgather,  stargaze  --  (have  a  daydream;  indulge  in  a  fantasy) 
  2.  (11)  dream  --  (experience  while  sleeping;  "She  claims  to  never  dream";  "He  dreamt  a  strange  scene") 



dream definition