perceive vs dream

perceive is not a noun while dream is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perceive	No	No	Yes	No
dream	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dream is a hyponym of perceive; that is, dream is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perceive:

perceive (noun)	dream (noun)
	a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
	imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
	a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
	a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
	a cherished desire
	someone or something wonderful

perceive (verb)	dream (verb)
become conscious of	have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
to become aware of through the senses	experience while sleeping