dream

A cherished desire.

Imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake.

“he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality”

A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep.

“I had a dream about you last night”

A fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe).

“I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe”

A state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality.

“he went about his work as if in a dream”

Someone or something wonderful.

“this dessert is a dream”

Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy.

Experience while sleeping.

“She claims to never dream”

“He dreamt a strange scene”