pipe-dream

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahyp dreem]
- /paɪp drim/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahyp dreem]
- /paɪp drim/

Definitions of pipe-dream word

verb without object pipe-dream to indulge in pipe dreams; fantasize. 1
noun pipe-dream any fantastic notion, hope, or story: Her plans for a movie career are just a pipe dream. 1

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Origin of pipe-dream

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Pipe-dream

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pipe-dream

pipe-dream popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for pipe-dream

verb pipe-dream

chew over — If you chew something over, you keep thinking about it.
dope out — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
guesstimate — to estimate without substantial basis in facts or statistics.

All 7 Synonyms of pipe-dream