Wish vs. Dream

Wishnoun

A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.

Wishnoun

An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.

Wishnoun

The thing desired or longed for.

Wishnoun

(Sussex) A water meadow.

Wishverb

(transitive) To desire; to want.

Wishverb

To hope (for a particular outcome).

Wishverb

(ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).

Wishverb

To request or desire to do an activity.

Wishverb

(transitive) To recommend; to seek confidence or favour on behalf of.

Wishverb

To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.

Wishverb

To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward.

Wishverb

To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate.

Wishverb

To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.

Wishnoun

Desire; eager desire; longing.

Wishnoun

Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation.

Wishnoun

A thing desired; an object of desire.

Wishnoun

a specific feeling of desire;

Wishnoun

an expression of some desire or inclination;

Wishnoun

(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare;

Wishnoun

the particular preference that you have;

Wishverb

hope for; have a wish;

Wishverb

prefer or wish to do something;

Wishverb

have in mind;

Wishverb

make or express a wish;

Wishverb

feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of

Wishverb

order politely; express a wish for

Wishverb

invoke upon;

Wishverb

feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen

Wishverb

express a hope that (someone) enjoys (happiness or success)

Wishverb

want to do something

Wishverb

want (something) to be done or happen

Wishverb

want (someone) to do or have something

Wishverb

hope that (someone) has to deal with someone or something undesirable

Wishnoun

a desire or hope for something to happen

Wishnoun

an expression of a desire, typically in the form of a request or instruction

Wishnoun

an invocation or recitation of a hope or desire

Wishnoun

an expression of a hope for someone's success, happiness, or welfare

Wishnoun

a thing that is or has been wished for

Wish

A wish is a hope or desire for something. In fiction, wishes can be used as plot devices.

Dreamnoun

Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

Dreamnoun

A hope or wish.

Dreamnoun

A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.

Dreamverb

(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

Dreamverb

(intransitive) To hope, to wish.

Dreamverb

(intransitive) To daydream.

Dreamverb

(transitive) To envision as an imaginary experience (usually when asleep).

Dreamverb

(intransitive) To consider the possibility (of).

Dreamadjective

ideal; perfect

Dreamnoun

The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision.

Dreamnoun

A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; - in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth.

Dreamverb

To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of sleep; to experience sleeping visions; - often with of; as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend.

Dreamverb

To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or idea; to imagine.

Dreamverb

To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or in idle fancy; - often followed by an objective clause.

Dreamnoun

a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep;

Dreamnoun

a cherished desire;

Dreamnoun

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake;

Dreamnoun

a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe);

Dreamnoun

a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality;

Dreamnoun

someone of something wonderful;

Dreamverb

have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

Dreamverb

experience while sleeping;

Dreamnoun

a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep

Dreamnoun

a state of mind in which someone is or seems to be unaware of their immediate surroundings

Dreamnoun

a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal

Dreamnoun

an unrealistic or self-deluding fantasy

Dreamnoun

a person or thing perceived as wonderful or perfect

Dreamverb

experience dreams during sleep

Dreamverb

see, hear, or feel (something) in a dream

Dreamverb

indulge in daydreams or fantasies about something greatly desired

Dreamverb

waste one's time in a lazy, unproductive way

Dreamverb

contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might be the case

Dream

A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. The content and function of dreams are not fully understood, although they have been a topic of scientific, philosophical and religious interest throughout recorded history.