cream

[ kreem ]

/ krim /

noun

the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.

a soft solid or thick liquid containing medicaments or other specific ingredients, applied externally for a prophylactic, therapeutic, or cosmetic purpose.

Usually creams. a soft-centered confection of fondant or fudge coated with chocolate.

a purée or soup containing cream or milk: cream of tomato soup.

the best part of anything: the cream of society.

a yellowish white; light tint of yellow or buff.

verb (used without object)

to form cream.

to froth; foam.

Informal. to advance or favor only the wealthiest, most skilled or talented, etc., especially so as to reap the benefits oneself: Management is creaming by advancing only the most productive workers.

Also cream one's jeans. Slang: Vulgar.

to have an orgasm, especially to ejaculate or experience glandular lubrication of the vagina.
to be overcome, as in rapturous admiration or delight.

verb (used with object)

to work (butter and sugar, or the like) to a smooth, creamy mass.

to prepare (chicken, oysters, vegetables, etc.) with cream, milk, or a cream sauce.

to allow (milk) to form cream.

to skim (milk).

to separate as cream.

to take the cream or best part of.

to use a cosmetic cream on.

to add cream to (tea, coffee, etc.).

Slang.

to beat or damage severely; lambaste.
to defeat decisively.
to accomplish, especially to pass (a test or course), with great ease and success: She creamed the math test, getting the highest grade in the class.

adjective

of the color cream; cream-colored.

Idioms for cream

cream of the crop, the best or choicest: a college that accepts only students who are the cream of the crop.

Origin of cream

1300–50; Middle English creme < Anglo-French, Old French cresme < Late Latin chrīsma chrism

Words nearby cream

crazyweed, crc, cre, creak, creaky, cream, cream cheese, cream cracker, cream ice, cream of coconut, cream of tartar

Example sentences from the Web for cream

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

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The oatmeal is served with brown sugar, butter and cream, blueberries and raisins.

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Take potatoes, peal and use ricer, into bowl add milk, butter, and cream.

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No army cook had encountered anything like Norman cream and eggs.

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Icelanders, for example, have over two-dozen kinds of chocolate-covered liquorice, and the Japanese love their Cream Collon.

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This excellent cake requires no shortening, as cream is used.

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It is important that the apples be very dry, as otherwise the cream will not be light.

The Apple |Various
Miss Isobel started to pour the cream into the sugar-bowl, but caught herself in the act.

Quin |Alice Hegan Rice
We both remarked on the deplorable weakness of the cream, and had a good laugh over the method of its manufacture.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 |Various
Raw nut butter gives a fine flavor to this pure, cook it with the potatoes and use less or no cream.

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British Dictionary definitions for cream

cream

/ (kriːm) /

noun

the fatty part of milk, which rises to the top if the milk is allowed to stand
(as modifier)cream buns

anything resembling cream in consistency shoe cream; beauty cream

the best one or most essential part of something; pick the cream of the bunch; the cream of the joke

a soup containing cream or milk cream of chicken soup

any of various dishes, cakes, biscuits, etc, resembling or containing cream

a confection made of fondant or soft fudge, often covered in chocolate

cream sherry a full-bodied sweet sherry

a yellowish-white colour
(as adjective)cream wallpaper

verb

(tr) to skim or otherwise separate the cream from (milk)

(tr) to beat (foodstuffs, esp butter and sugar) to a light creamy consistency

(intr) to form cream

(tr) to add or apply cream or any creamlike substance to to cream one's face; to cream coffee

(tr sometimes foll by off) to take away the best part of

(tr) to prepare or cook (vegetables, chicken, etc) with cream or milk

to allow (milk) to form a layer of cream on its surface or (of milk) to form such a layer

(tr) slang, mainly US, Canadian and Australian to beat thoroughly

(intr) slang (of a man) to ejaculate during orgasm

Derived forms of cream

creamlike, adjective

Word Origin for cream

C14: from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crāmum cream, of Celtic origin; influenced by Church Latin chrisma unction, chrism

Medical definitions for cream

cream

[ krēm ]

n.

The yellowish fatty component of unhomogenized milk that tends to accumulate at the surface.

A pharmaceutical preparation consisting of a semisolid emulsion of either the oil-in-water or the water-in-oil type, ordinarily intended for topical use.

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