Thesaurus / pipe-dreaming
other words for pipe-dreaming
MOST RELEVANT
- contemplate
- figure out
- guess
- hypothesize
- read
- reflect
- ruminate
- surmise
- weigh
- wonder
- brainstorm
- cerebrate
- cogitate
- conjecture
- consider
- deliberate
- dope
- excogitate
- figure
- guesstimate
- meditate
- muse
- reason
- review
- scheme
- study
- suppose
- suspect
- beat one's brains
- build castles in air
- call it
- call the turn
- chew over
- dope out
- have a hunch
- hazard a guess
- head trip
- kick around
- pipe-dream
- psych out
- read between lines
- run it up flagpole
- size up
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Aristide washed and powdered Jean himself, the landlord lounging by, pipe in mouth, administering suggestions.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKE
Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFT
The pipe has a modern look and is altogether unlike those found by the English in use among the Indians in Virginia.
Miss Anne smiled kindly, not dreaming of his perplexity, amused by his Southern warmth.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKE
She thought, knowing Janet to be at liberty and never dreaming that she would refuse: "I am saved--for the present."
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETT
“Now this is what I call real felicity,” observed the major, pulling out a pipe which he proceeded to fill.
HUNTING THE LIONSR.M. BALLANTYNE
“With pleasure, my dear fellow,” said the major puffing vigorously for a few moments to get his pipe well alight.
HUNTING THE LIONSR.M. BALLANTYNE
To punish the habit, a Turk was seized and a pipe transfixed through his nose.
"He's been counting the days till you got home, Mark," said Tim, holding a burning match over my pipe.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYD
When he was gone, Isaacson returned to his sitting-room upstairs and lit a nargeeleh pipe.
BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENS