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daydream
The definition of a daydream is a fantasy or series of pleasant thoughts you have when awake that helps you to escape from reality.
(noun)If you hate your job and sit in a boring meeting fantasizing about winning the lottery and walking out, this is an example of a daydream.
Daydream is defined as to imagine or fantasize.
(verb)When you imagine winning the lottery and quitting your job during a boring meeting, this is an example of when you daydream.
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See daydream in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a pleasant, dreamlike thinking or wishing; reverie
- a pleasing but visionary notion or scheme
intransitive verb
to have daydreams
Related Forms:
- daydreamer noun
See daydream in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, especially of the fulfillment of wishes or hopes.
intransitive verb day·dreamed or day·dreamt (-drĕmtˌ), day·dream·ing, day·dreams To have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake.
Related Forms:
- dayˈdreamˌer noun
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