Feebruary 29th - Word of the Day - Dream

dream
[dreem]

noun
1. a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.

2. the sleeping state in which this occurs.

 

3. an object seen in a dream.

 

4. an involuntary vision occurring to a person when awake.

 

5. a vision voluntarily indulged in while awake; daydream;  reverie.

 

6. an aspiration; goal; aim: A trip to Europe is his dream.

7. a wild or vain fancy.

 

8. something of an unreal beauty, charm, orexcellence.

verb (used without object)
9. to have a dream.

 

10. to indulge in daydreams  or reveries: He dreamed about vacation plans when he should have been working.

11. to think or conceive of something in a very remote way (usually followed by of ): I wouldn’t dream of asking them.

verb (used with object)
12. to see or imagine in sleep or in a vision.

 

13. to imagine as if in a dream; fancy; suppose.

 

14. to pass or spend (time) in dreaming (often followed by away ): to dream away theafternoon.

adjective
15. most desirable; ideal: a dream vacation.

Verb phrase
16. dream up, to form in the imagination; devise: They dreamed up the most impossible plan.