daydream
a reverie indulged in while awake.
to indulge in such a reverie.
Origin of daydream
1Other words for daydream
Other words from daydream
- daydreamer, noun
- daydreamy, adjective
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How to use daydream in a sentence
If you could peer into a particle physicist’s daydream, you might spy a vision of a giant lunar particle accelerator.
Physicists dream big with an idea for a particle collider on the moon | Emily Conover | June 10, 2021 | Science NewsFor Hughes Van Ellis, Fletcher’s younger brother, who was an infant when the family left Tulsa, the prosperous Greenwood of his sister’s childhood was a daydream constructed from the stories and memories of others.
A Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre Says Her Family Is Still Trying to Break Its Curse, 100 Years Later | Paulina Cachero | May 29, 2021 | TimeThe Pong match could be held online and broadcast on Twitch, the streaming service for gamers, where Copeland has a profile and daydreams of becoming a star with thousands of followers.
A paralyzed man is challenging Neuralink’s monkey to a match of mind Pong | Antonio Regalado | May 14, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewI know I am not the only one with daydreams about the “next normal.”
We would lie together in his tiny bed and daydream of my postgraduation move to Boston.
But others dismiss them, saying this is nothing but the daydream of people who long for some peace.
Has the Kurdish Victory at Sinjar Turned the Tide of ISIS War? | Niqash | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe tend to daydream all the time, speculating about the future and dwelling on the past.
Peter Matthiessen Was One of the Greatest Writers of a Great Generation | Malcolm Jones | April 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe key is how much we can brood, and what is meant by brooding—is it to daydream, or is it to agonize over every detail?
‘True Detective,’ Obsessive-Compulsive Noir, and ‘Twin Peaks’ | Jimmy So | March 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou can, and the Kremlin wants you, to daydream inside the matrix of a sham democracy.
Alexei Navalny Threatens Russia’s Corrupt Status Quo | Peter Pomerantsev | July 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt made me daydream about a Mitt Romney who had a spine and what he'd say.
Do not go through life in a daydream, but keep a sharp lookout for things of interest and value.
Your Mind and How to Use It | William Walker AtkinsonI shoved my mind into low gear and started to think idle thoughts, letting myself sort of daydream.
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver SmithTo console myself I read and re-read your letters and daydream about the future.
Polly the Pagan | Isabel AndersonWholly absorbed in her daydream, Flicit Gauvrit did not perceive that she had nearly reached home.
Autumn Glory | Ren BazinIt is a tough assignment for a child to know where a daydream ends and impossibility begins!
Games | Katherine MacLean
British Dictionary definitions for daydream
/ (ˈdeɪˌdriːm) /
a pleasant dreamlike fantasy indulged in while awake; idle reverie
a pleasant scheme or wish that is unlikely to be fulfilled; pipe dream
(intr) to have daydreams; indulge in idle fantasy
Derived forms of daydream
- daydreamer, noun
- daydreamy, adjective
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