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Definition of Cream
1. Noun. The best people or things in a group. "The cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
2. Verb. Make creamy by beating. "Cream the butter"
3. Noun. The part of milk containing the butterfat.
Specialized synonyms: Clotted Cream, Devonshire Cream, Double Creme, Heavy Whipping Cream, Heavy Cream, Coffee Cream, Light Cream, Single Cream, Sour Cream, Soured Cream, Light Whipping Cream, Whipping Cream
Derivative terms: Creamy
4. Verb. Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. "The fighter managed to cream his opponent"; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Trounce, Vanquish
Related verbs: Flail, Lam, Thrash, Thresh
Derivative terms: Drubbing, Thrashing
5. Noun. 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.
Specialized synonyms: Cold Cream, Coldcream, Face Cream, Vanishing Cream, Hand Cream, Lanolin, Nard, Spikenard, Sun Blocker, Sunblock, Sunscreen
Generic synonyms: Toilet Articles, Toiletry
Derivative terms: Emollient
6. Verb. Put on cream, as on one's face or body. "She creams her face every night"
7. Verb. Remove from the surface. "Skim cream from the surface of milk"
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Also: Cream Off, Skim Off
Derivative terms: Skim, Skimmer, Skimming
8. Verb. Add cream to one's coffee, for example.
Definition of Cream
1. n. The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is obtained.
2. v. t. To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream.
3. v. i. To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow stiff or formal; to mantle.
Definition of Cream
1. to form cream (a part of milk) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Cream
1. 1. The upper fatty layer which forms in milk on standing or which is separated from it by centrifugalization; it contains about the same amount of sugar and protein as milk, but from 12 to 40% more fat. 2. Any whitish viscid fluid resembling cream. 3. A semisolid emulsion of either the oil-in-water or the water-in-oil type, ordinarily intended for topical use. Origin: L. Cremor, thick juice, broth (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cream
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