Meaning & Definition of Cream in English
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Cream
/krim/
noun
1. The best people or things in a group
- "The cream of england's young men were killed in the great war"
synonym:
- cream,
- pick
2. The part of milk containing the butterfat
synonym:
- cream
3. Toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
synonym:
- cream,
- ointment,
- emollient
verb
1. Make creamy by beating
- "Cream the butter"
synonym:
- cream
2. Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- "We licked the other team on sunday!"
synonym:
- cream,
- bat,
- clobber,
- drub,
- thrash,
- lick
3. Put on cream, as on one's face or body
- "She creams her face every night"
synonym:
- cream
4. Remove from the surface
- "Skim cream from the surface of milk"
synonym:
- skim,
- skim off,
- cream off,
- cream
5. Add cream to one's coffee, for example
synonym:
- cream
Examples of using
I'd rather have ice cream.
If you want to get a long-drawn benefit from this book, don't think once skimming the cream is enough for that.
Hey, let's eat some ice cream afterwards.