# pipe-dreams

Pronunciation: say "PYP-dreemz" US /ˈpaɪpˌdrimz/, UK /ˈpaɪpdriːmz/

## Noun · pipe dreams

1. Plural of pipe dream. — plural of pipe dream
   - Simple: 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._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of pipe-dream. — third-person singular simple present indicative of pipe-dream
   - Simple: 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._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pipe-dreams (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).