English Explanatory Dictionary

pipe-dream

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have a desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or to imagine a plan which is unlikely to work; to dream of a near impossibility.

Pronunciation

/ˈpaɪpdriːm/ /ˈpaɪpˌdrim/ En-au-pipe dream.ogg

Word forms

pipe-dream pipe-dreams pipe-dreaming pipe-dreamed

Etymology

From pipe dream (noun).

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