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DAYDREAM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Absentminded dreaming while awake

Synonyms:

air castle; castle in Spain; castle in the air; daydream; daydreaming; oneirism; reverie; revery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("daydream" is a kind of...):

dream; dreaming (imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake)

Derivation:

daydream (have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy)

daydream (have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

Synonyms:

daydream; dream; stargaze; woolgather

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "daydream" is one way to...):

conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

daydream (absentminded dreaming while awake)

daydreamer (someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming)

daydreaming (absentminded dreaming while awake)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake

Example:

She looked out the window, daydreaming

Synonyms:

daydream; moon

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "daydream" is one way to...):

idle; laze; slug; stagnate (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

daydream (absentminded dreaming while awake)

daydreamer (someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming)

daydreaming (absentminded dreaming while awake)

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