To experience dreams or daydreams

• woolgather

  1. To engage in fanciful daydreaming.

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  1. To engage in fanciful daydreaming.

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• fantasize

  1. To portray in the mind; imagine.
  2. To indulge in fantasies.

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  1. To portray in the mind; imagine.
  2. To indulge in fantasies.

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• dream

  1. A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
  2. A daydream; a reverie.
  3. A state of abstraction; a trance:

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  1. A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
  2. A daydream; a reverie.
  3. A state of abstraction; a trance:

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• daydream

  1. A dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, especially of the fulfillment of wishes or hopes.
  2. To have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake.

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  1. A dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, especially of the fulfillment of wishes or hopes.
  2. To have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake.

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To think or think about carefully and at length

• weigh

  1. To determine the weight of, as with a scale:
  2. To measure or apportion (a certain quantity) by weight. Often used with out:
  3. To balance in the mind in order to make a choice; ponder or evaluate:

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  1. To determine the weight of, as with a scale:
  2. To measure or apportion (a certain quantity) by weight. Often used with out:
  3. To balance in the mind in order to make a choice; ponder or evaluate:

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• turn over

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see turn,"Ž over.
  2. To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
  3. (idiomatic) To relinquish; give back.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see turn,"Ž over.
  2. To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
  3. (idiomatic) To relinquish; give back.

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• think through

  1. To fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.

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  1. To fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.

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• think over

  1. (idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.

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  1. (idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.

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• think out

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• think

  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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• study

  1. The effort to acquire knowledge, as by reading, observation, or research:
  2. An act or effort made in the pursuit of knowledge:
  3. A branch of knowledge or department of learning:

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  1. The effort to acquire knowledge, as by reading, observation, or research:
  2. An act or effort made in the pursuit of knowledge:
  3. A branch of knowledge or department of learning:

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• ruminate

  1. To turn a matter over and over in the mind.
  2. To chew cud.
  3. To reflect on over and over again.

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  1. To turn a matter over and over in the mind.
  2. To chew cud.
  3. To reflect on over and over again.

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• revolve

  1. To orbit a central point:
  2. To turn on an axis; rotate.
  3. To be arranged as revolving credit:

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  1. To orbit a central point:
  2. To turn on an axis; rotate.
  3. To be arranged as revolving credit:

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• reflect

  1. To throw or bend back (light or sound, for example) from a surface.
  2. To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror.
  3. To make apparent; express or manifest:

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  1. To throw or bend back (light or sound, for example) from a surface.
  2. To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror.
  3. To make apparent; express or manifest:

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• ponder

  1. To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
  2. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.

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  1. To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
  2. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.

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• mull

  1. To heat and spice (wine, for example).

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  1. To heat and spice (wine, for example).

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• meditate

  1. To train, calm, or empty the mind, often by achieving an altered state, as by focusing on a single object, especially as a form of religious practice in Buddhism or Hinduism.
  2. To engage in focused thought on scriptural passages or on particular doctrines or mysteries of a religion, especially Christianity.
  3. To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.

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  1. To train, calm, or empty the mind, often by achieving an altered state, as by focusing on a single object, especially as a form of religious practice in Buddhism or Hinduism.
  2. To engage in focused thought on scriptural passages or on particular doctrines or mysteries of a religion, especially Christianity.
  3. To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.

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• excogitate

  1. To consider or think (something) out carefully and thoroughly.

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  1. To consider or think (something) out carefully and thoroughly.

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• entertain

  1. To hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting.
  2. To extend hospitality toward:
  3. To consider; contemplate:

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  1. To hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting.
  2. To extend hospitality toward:
  3. To consider; contemplate:

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• deliberate

  1. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional:
  2. Arising from or marked by careful consideration:
  3. Unhurried and careful:

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  1. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional:
  2. Arising from or marked by careful consideration:
  3. Unhurried and careful:

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• contemplate

  1. To look at attentively and thoughtfully:
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder:
  3. To have in mind as an intention or possibility:

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  1. To look at attentively and thoughtfully:
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder:
  3. To have in mind as an intention or possibility:

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• consider

  1. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
  2. To think or deem to be; regard as:
  3. To suppose or believe:

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  1. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
  2. To think or deem to be; regard as:
  3. To suppose or believe:

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• cogitate

  1. To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder.

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  1. To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder.

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• chew on

  1. (idiomatic) to consider, to ponder

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  1. (idiomatic) to consider, to ponder

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One who writes poetry

• versifier

  1. a person who versifies; poet
  2. a writer of mediocre verse; poetaster

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  1. a person who versifies; poet
  2. a writer of mediocre verse; poetaster

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• rhymester

  1. One who composes light verse.
  2. A minor or inferior poet.

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  1. One who composes light verse.
  2. A minor or inferior poet.

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• rhymer

  1. One who composes rhymes.

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  1. One who composes rhymes.

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• poetess

  1. A woman who is a writer of poems.

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  1. A woman who is a writer of poems.

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• poetaster

  1. A writer of insignificant, meretricious, or shoddy poetry.

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  1. A writer of insignificant, meretricious, or shoddy poetry.

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• poet

  1. A writer of poems.
  2. One who is especially gifted in the perception and expression of the beautiful or lyrical:

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  1. A writer of poems.
  2. One who is especially gifted in the perception and expression of the beautiful or lyrical:

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• bard

  1. One of an ancient Celtic order of minstrel poets who composed and recited verses celebrating the legendary exploits of chieftains and heroes.
  2. A poet, especially a lyric poet.

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  1. One of an ancient Celtic order of minstrel poets who composed and recited verses celebrating the legendary exploits of chieftains and heroes.
  2. A poet, especially a lyric poet.

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The condition of being so lost in solitary thought as to be unaware of one's surroundings

• trance

  1. A hypnotic, cataleptic, or ecstatic state.
  2. Detachment from one's physical surroundings, as in contemplation or daydreaming.
  3. A semiconscious state, as between sleeping and waking; a daze.

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  1. A hypnotic, cataleptic, or ecstatic state.
  2. Detachment from one's physical surroundings, as in contemplation or daydreaming.
  3. A semiconscious state, as between sleeping and waking; a daze.

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• study

  1. The effort to acquire knowledge, as by reading, observation, or research:
  2. An act or effort made in the pursuit of knowledge:
  3. A branch of knowledge or department of learning:

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  1. The effort to acquire knowledge, as by reading, observation, or research:
  2. An act or effort made in the pursuit of knowledge:
  3. A branch of knowledge or department of learning:

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• reverie

  1. A state of abstracted musing; daydreaming.
  2. A daydream:

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  1. A state of abstracted musing; daydreaming.
  2. A daydream:

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• daydreaming

  1. Present participle of daydream.
  2. An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.

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  1. Present participle of daydream.
  2. An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.

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• brown study

  1. A state of deep thought.

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  1. A state of deep thought.

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• bemusement

  1. The characteristic of being bemused.

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  1. The characteristic of being bemused.

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• abstraction

  1. The act of abstracting or the state of having been abstracted.
  2. An abstract concept, idea, or term.
  3. An abstract quality.

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  1. The act of abstracting or the state of having been abstracted.
  2. An abstract concept, idea, or term.
  3. An abstract quality.

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• absent-mindedness

  1. Alternative form of absent-mindedness.
  2. The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]

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  1. Alternative form of absent-mindedness.
  2. The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]

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