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dreamcatcher

dreamcatcher noun: a decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.

dreamcatcher: a decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as...
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Noun

dreamcatcher (plural dreamcatchers)

  1. A decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.

dreamcatcher meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic

dreamcatcher in Hindi

decorative Native American object
ड्रीमकैचर ḍrīmkaicar

dreamcatcher in Urdu

decorative Native American object
خواب پکڑ, ڈریم کیچر

dreamcatcher in Bengali

decorative Native American object
ড্রিমক্যাচার ḍrimokkacar, ড্রিম ক্যাচার ḍrim kêcar

dreamcatcher in Arabic

decorative Native American object
مُلاحِق الأَحْلَام mulāḥiq al-ʔaḥlām
More languagesFewer languages
dreamcatcher in Indonesian
peraih mimpi
dreamcatcher in Persian
کابوسگیر kâbus-gir
dreamcatcher in Vietnamese
lưới bắt giữ giấc mơ, lưới giấc mơ

Forms of dreamcatcher

pluraldreamcatchers
alternative formdream catcher

Origin of dreamcatcher

From dream + catcher.

Questions about dreamcatcher

What does dreamcatcher mean?
Dreamcatcher means a decorative Native American object in the form of a hoop and net with attachments such as feathers, traditionally believed by the Ojibwa to “filter out” bad dreams.
What is dreamcatcher in Hindi?
Dreamcatcher in Hindi is ड्रीमकैचर (ḍrīmkaicar). See Dreamcatcher meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is dreamcatcher?
Dreamcatcher is a noun.
What is the plural of dreamcatcher?
The plural of dreamcatcher is dreamcatchers.

Words near dreamcatcher in the dictionary

  1. Dreama
  2. dreamable
  3. dreamboat
  4. dreamboats
  5. dreambound
  6. dreamcatcher
  7. dreamcatchers
  8. dreamchild
  9. dreamchildren
  10. dreamcore
  11. dreame

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