pipe-dream

== English == === Etymology === From pipe dream (noun). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪpdriːm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪpˌdrim/ === Verb === pipe-dream (third-person singular simple present pipe-dreams, present participle pipe-dreaming, simple past and past participle pipe-dreamed) (intransitive) To have a desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or to imagine a plan which is unlikely to work; to dream of a near impossibility. ==== Translations ==== === References ===