dream

verb5

1. •
   to see pictures and events in the mind that are not real, during sleep

   • Although people primarily dream during the REM phase of sleeping, they can dream during non-REM sleep as well.
2. •
   To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).

   • I dreamed a vivid dream last night.
3. •
   To hope, to wish.

   • Lucy dreams of becoming a scientist when she grows up.
4. •
   To consider the possibility (of).

   • I wouldn't dream of snubbing you in public.
5. •
   To daydream.

   • Stop dreaming and get back to work.

noun3

1. •
   Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

   • Last night I had a vividly scary dream about an immortal snail that chased me around and could kill me if it touched me.
   • Crazy things like that only happen in dreams.
2. •
   (figurative) A hope or wish.

   • This year I fulfilled a lifelong dream of visiting the South Pacific.
3. •
   A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.

   • There sober thought pursued the amusing theme, / Till Fancy coloured it and formed a dream. — 1735

adjective1

1. •
   Ideal; perfect.

   • Gonna drive back down where you once belonged / In the back of a dream car, twenty foot long — 1975

noun1

1. •
   (US) Acronym of development, relief, and education for alien minors.