pipe dream

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noun

any fantastic notion, hope, or story: Her plans for a movie career are just a pipe dream.

Origin of pipe dream

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby pipe dream

pipe clay, pipe cleaner, pipe cutter, piped music, pipe down, pipe dream, pipefish, pipe fitter, pipe fitting, pipeful, pipe jacking

Definition for pipe dream (2 of 2)

pipe-dream

[ pahyp-dreem ]

/ ˈpaɪpˌdrim /

verb (used without object), pipe-dreamed or pipe-dreamt, pipe-dream·ing.

to indulge in pipe dreams; fantasize.

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Example sentences from the Web for pipe dream

But how among countless suggestions is a "cause" to know the difference between a true invention and a pipe-dream?
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann
"Sounds like a pipe-dream," commented Matt, when his chum had finished.
Motor Matt's Triumph, or, Three Speeds Forward|Stanley R. Matthews
The notion that the trombonist had given a signal he derided as an "Old Sleuth pipe-dream."
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
I have been trying to believe that what he told me isn't altogether a pipe-dream, but it sounds mightily like one.
The Taming of Red Butte Western|Francis Lynde

"Go ahead and have a good time with your pipe-dream, Abe," Morris said.
Potash and Perlmutter Settle Things|Montague Glass

British Dictionary definitions for pipe dream

pipe dream

noun

a fanciful or impossible plan or hope

Word Origin for pipe dream

alluding to dreams produced by smoking an opium pipe

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with pipe dream

pipe dream

A fantastic notion or vain hope, as in I'd love to have one home in the mountains and another at the seashore, but that's just a pipe dream. Alluding to the fantasies induced by smoking an opium pipe, this term has been used more loosely since the late 1800s.

单词	pipe dream
释义	pipe dream SEE SYNONYMS FOR pipe dream ON THESAURUS.COM noun any fantastic notion, hope, or story: Her plans for a movie career are just a pipe dream. Origin of pipe dream An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900 Words nearby pipe dream pipe clay, pipe cleaner, pipe cutter, piped music, pipe down, pipe dream, pipefish, pipe fitter, pipe fitting, pipeful, pipe jacking Definition for pipe dream (2 of 2) pipe-dream [ pahyp-dreem ] / ˈpaɪpˌdrim / verb (used without object), pipe-dreamed or pipe-dreamt, pipe-dream·ing. to indulge in pipe dreams; fantasize. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pipe dream But how among countless suggestions is a "cause" to know the difference between a true invention and a pipe-dream? A Preface to Politics\|Walter Lippmann "Sounds like a pipe-dream," commented Matt, when his chum had finished. Motor Matt's Triumph, or, Three Speeds Forward\|Stanley R. Matthews The notion that the trombonist had given a signal he derided as an "Old Sleuth pipe-dream." Average Jones\|Samuel Hopkins Adams I have been trying to believe that what he told me isn't altogether a pipe-dream, but it sounds mightily like one. The Taming of Red Butte Western\|Francis Lynde "Go ahead and have a good time with your pipe-dream, Abe," Morris said. Potash and Perlmutter Settle Things\|Montague Glass British Dictionary definitions for pipe dream pipe dream noun a fanciful or impossible plan or hope Word Origin for pipe dream alluding to dreams produced by smoking an opium pipe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with pipe dream pipe dream A fantastic notion or vain hope, as in I'd love to have one home in the mountains and another at the seashore, but that's just a pipe dream. Alluding to the fantasies induced by smoking an opium pipe, this term has been used more loosely since the late 1800s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to pipe dream wishful thinking, daydream, castle in the air, chimera, fantasy, pie in the sky, fool's paradise
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pipe dream

noun

Origin of pipe dream

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Definition for pipe dream (2 of 2)

verb (used without object), pipe-dreamed or pipe-dreamt, pipe-dream·ing.

Example sentences from the Web for pipe dream

British Dictionary definitions for pipe dream

noun

Word Origin for pipe dream

Idioms and Phrases with pipe dream

Words related to pipe dream