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pipe dreams

pipe dreams is the plural of pipe dream.

Meaning of pipe dream

Noun

pipe dream (plural pipe dreams)

  1. (idiomatic) A desire or idea which is unlikely to materialize, or a plan which is unlikely to work; a near impossibility.
    • I think that his plan to become a professional athlete is a pipe dream and that he should stay in school.

Questions about pipe dreams

What is pipe dreams the plural of?
Pipe dreams is the plural of pipe dream.

Words near pipe dreams in the dictionary

  1. pipe cutters
  2. pipe dope
  3. pipe dopes
  4. pipe down
  5. pipe dream
  6. pipe dreams
  7. pipe fitter
  8. pipe fitters
  9. Pipe Gate
  10. pipe hawk
  11. pipe in

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