castle+in+the+air

  • 11castle in the air — a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream. Also called air castle, castle in Spain. [1570 80] * * * …

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  • 12castle in the air — Date: 1566 an impracticable project ; daydream called also castle in Spain …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13castle in the air — Synonyms and related words: Xanadu, airy nothing, autism, bubble, castle in Spain, chimera, daydream, deception, deluded belief, delusion, dereism, dream, dream vision, dreamland, dreamworld, false belief, ignis fatuus, illusion, misbelief,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14castle in the air — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A fantastic, impracticable plan or desire: bubble, chimera, dream, fantasy, illusion, pipe dream, rainbow. See REAL. See also castle in Spain …

    English dictionary for students

  • 15castle in the air — noun a visionary project; a daydream. Also, castle in Spain …

  • 16castle in the air/castle in Spain — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. something unrealistic; a fantasy; a daydream. Ned had big dreams and was frequently accused of building castles in Spain. SYN.: fantasy, dream, daydream, unrealistic goal, chimera, flight of fancy, lofty aspiration,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 17To take the air — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18Castle in the Clouds — or Lucknow is a mansion and convert|5500|acre|adj=on estate in Moultonborough, New Hampshire owned and operated by the Lakes Region Conservation Trust. It overlooks Lake Winnipesaukee and the Ossipee Mountains from a rocky outcropping of Lee… …

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  • 19Castle in the Country Bed & Breakfast Inn — (Allegan,США) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 3 …

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  • 20In the air — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English