Definition of Pipe dream

1. Noun. A fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe). "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"

Exact synonyms: Dream
Generic synonyms: Fantasy, Phantasy

Definition of Pipe dream

1. Noun. (idiomatic) A plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work; a near impossibility. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pipe Dream

pipazethate
pipe
pipe-clay
pipe-opener
pipe-openers
pipe-smoker's cancer
pipe bomb
pipe bombs
pipe bone
pipe bowl
pipe clamp
pipe cleaner
pipe cleaners
pipe cutter
pipe down
pipe dream
pipe dreams
pipe fitter
pipe fitting
pipe in
pipe major
pipe of peace
pipe organ
pipe organs
pipe rack
pipe smoker
pipe snake
pipe stem cirrhosis
pipe tong
pipe tongs

Literary usage of Pipe dream

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"Translated by Father Prout MARE TWAIN: A pipe dream WELL I recall how first I met Mark Twain—an infant harely three Bolling a tiny cigarette While cooing on ..."

2. New Cosmopolis: A Book of Images. Intimate New York. Certain European Cities by James Huneker (1915)
"What new pipe-dream is this?" Good-temperedly he returned: "It is a pipe- dream, and before we go up Second Avenue I want you to see what you can't see ..."

3. The American Boys Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (1890)
"It is like a beautiful Every Boy his own Bubble Pipe. dream; we are entranced A'hile it lasts, but in an instant it vanishes and leaves nothing to mark its ..."

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