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castle in the air |
a fanciful wish or scheme; daydream; pipe dream. |
come true |
to become a reality, after being only a dream, wish, aspiration, or the like. |
daydream |
something similar to a dream but one that occurs when one is awake. A daydream comes from the imagination and often contains pleasant thoughts and fantasies. [1/2 definitions] |
dream |
to have a dream or vision during sleep. [1/6 definitions] |
dreamless |
combined form of dream. |
dreamt |
a past tense and past participle of "dream." |
dreamy |
like a dream; hazy or indistinct. [1/4 definitions] |
fantasize |
to dream up or create a fantasy about; imagine. [1/2 definitions] |
fantasy |
to imagine, fantasize, or dream. [1/5 definitions] |
incubus |
a frightening dream. [1/2 definitions] |
Jacob's ladder |
in the Bible, a ladder from earth to heaven seen by Jacob in a dream. [1/3 definitions] |
nightmare |
a frightening dream. [2 definitions] |
Oberon |
in medieval English folklore and A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, the king of the fairies and the husband of Titania. |
redream |
combined form of dream. |
surrealism |
(sometimes cap.) an artistic and literary movement of the twentieth century that attempts to depict the subconscious mind with dream imagery, fantastic juxtapositions, and other unusual effects. |
Titania |
in medieval English folklore and A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, the queen of the fairies and the wife of Oberon. |
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