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dreamboat

Syllables: dream·boatUK/ˈdɹiːmbəʊt/US/ˈdɹimˌboʊt/

dreamboat noun: an exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.

Noun

dreamboat (plural dreamboats)

  1. (dated, humorous, informal) An exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.
    • My new fella is such a dreamboat. He can dance, can sing, and is the captain of the school hockey team.
  2. (archaic, slang) Anything considered highly desirable for its kind, especially a car.
    • My new car is a dreamboat.
    Synonyms:
    beaut, peach

dreamboat meaning in Tamil

dreamboat in Tamil

பொலிவுடையோன்

Synonyms of dreamboat

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Antonyms

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Forms of dreamboat

pluraldreamboats

Origin of dreamboat

From dream + boat, probably suggesting a person “carrying” or embodying the dreams of another; the term appeared in some 1930s and 1940s love songs, referring to a metaphorical boat carrying a lover’s dreams, such as “When My Dream Boat Comes Home” (1936) written by the Canadian-American bandleader Guy Lombardo (1902–1977) and “Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat” (1941) by the American songwriters Otis (1898–1970) and Leon René (1902–1982), and Emerson Scott.

Words that rhyme with dreamboat

Questions about dreamboat

What does dreamboat mean?
Dreamboat means an exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive person, particularly a man.
What is dreamboat in Tamil?
Dreamboat in Tamil is பொலிவுடையோன். See Dreamboat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dreamboat?
Dreamboat is a noun.
How do you pronounce dreamboat?
Dreamboat is pronounced /ˈdɹiːmbəʊt/ (UK).
What is the plural of dreamboat?
The plural of dreamboat is dreamboats.

Words near dreamboat in the dictionary

  1. Dream-time
  2. dream-world
  3. dream-worlds
  4. Dreama
  5. dreamable
  6. dreamboat
  7. dreamboats
  8. dreambound
  9. dreamcatcher
  10. dreamcatchers
  11. dreamchild

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dreamboat (page history and authors); dreamboat (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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