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

the sleeping state in which this occurs.

an object seen in a dream.

an involuntary vision occurring to a person when awake.

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

an aspiration; goal; aim

A trip to Europe is his dream.

a wild or vain fancy.

something of an unreal beauty, charm, or excellence.

to have a dream.

to indulge in daydreams or reveries

He dreamed about vacation plans when he should have been working.

to think or conceive of something in a very remote way (usually fol. by of )

I wouldn't dream of asking them.

to see or imagine in sleep or in a vision.

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

to pass or spend (time) in dreaming (often fol. by away )

to dream away the afternoon.

most desirable; ideal

a dream vacation.

dream up, to form in the imagination; devise

They dreamed up the most impossible plan.

verb

contrive , cook up * , create , devise , frame , hatch * , imagine , invent , make up , spin * , think up , dream