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pipe-dreams

pipe dreams noun · verb
SayPYP-dreemzUS/ˈpaɪpˌdrimz/UK/ˈpaɪpdriːmz/

2 meanings of pipe-dreams

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  1. 1
    false hopesnoun · pipe dreams
    Plural of pipe dream. Use it when you mean more than one.

    Their plans for a rooftop pool turned out to be pipe-dreams.

    He finally gave up his pipe-dreams and got a steady job.

  2. 2
    imaginesverb
    The form of pipe-dream used after he, she or it in the present.

    My brother pipe-dreams about retiring early on a tropical island.

    She often pipe-dreams about quitting her job to travel the world.

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