daydream (noun)
1daydream — ► NOUN ▪ a series of pleasant thoughts that distract one s attention from the present. ► VERB ▪ indulge in a daydream. DERIVATIVES daydreamer noun …
2daydream — [ˈdeɪˌdriːm] verb [I] to spend time thinking about something pleasant when you should be doing something more serious daydream noun [C] daydreamer noun [C] …
3daydream — noun a series of pleasant thoughts that distract one s attention from the present. verb indulge in a daydream. Derivatives daydreamer noun …
4daydream — I UK [ˈdeɪˌdriːm] / US [ˈdeɪˌdrɪm] verb [intransitive] Word forms daydream : present tense I/you/we/they daydream he/she/it daydreams present participle daydreaming past tense daydreamed past participle daydreamed to spend time thinking about… …
5daydream — 1. noun 1) she was lost in a daydream Syn: (a) reverie, a trance, (a) fantasy, a vision, fancy, (a) brown study; inattentiveness, woolgathering, preoccupation, absorption, self absorption, absentmindedness, abstraction 2) winning the lottery …
6daydream — I noun absentminded dreaming while awake • Syn: ↑reverie, ↑revery, ↑daydreaming, ↑oneirism, ↑air castle, ↑castle in the air, ↑castle in Spain …
7daydream — I. noun Date: 1685 a pleasant visionary usually wishful creation of the imagination • daydreamlike adjective II. intransitive verb Date: 1820 to have a daydream • daydreamer noun …
8daydream — day|dream1 [ deı,drim ] verb intransitive to spend time thinking about something pleasant, especially when you should be doing something more serious: Stop daydreaming and get back to work! ╾ day|dream|er noun count daydream day|dream 2 [… …
9daydream — /ˈdeɪdrim / (say daydreem) noun 1. a visionary fancy indulged in while awake; reverie. 2. an unrealistic ambition. –verb (i) (daydreamed or daydreamt, daydreaming) 3. to indulge in daydreams. –daydreamer, noun –daydreaming, noun …
10daydream — 1 verb (I) to think about something pleasant, especially when this makes you forget what you should be doing: Stop daydreaming! You were meant to finish that hours ago. daydreamer noun (C) 2 noun (C) pleasant thoughts you have while you are awake …