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cream

/kɹiːm/noun, verb1 syllable

Cream means: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight.

Synonyms for cream16

noun, as in 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

ointment, emollient

noun, as in the best people or things in a group

verb, as in beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick, thresh, lam, flail

verb, as in remove from the surface

skim, skim off, cream off

also used for cream

crème, creme

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What does cream mean?8

verb

1

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight“We licked the other team on Sunday!”

2

remove from the surface“skim cream from the surface of milk”

3

make creamy by beating“Cream the butter”

4

put on cream, as on one's face or body“She creams her face every night”

5

add cream to one's coffee, for example

noun

1

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

2

the best people or things in a group“the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War”

3

the part of milk containing the butterfat

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Cream in a sentence

  • He uses an old-style razor, with shaving cream, for a closer shave.FiRez
  • Cheese, butter, cream, yogurt and kefir are dairy products.wallebot
  • Instead of coffee he gave me tea with sugar, but without cream.Mutusen
  • Senpai, would you buy me some soft ice cream?Scott
  • Besides fruit, we're going to have ice cream._undertoad
  • If you eat nothing but ice cream, you'll get a stomachache.CK
  • What would you like for dessert, ice cream or fresh fruit?Swift
  • Perhaps the three most popular ice cream flavors are vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cream

as a noun

plural
creams

as a verb

past tense
creamed
present participle
creaming
third-person singular
creams
past participle
creamed