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Definition: Meaning of, cream in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kriːm /

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cream creams
  1. [uncountable] a thick yellow-white liquid that rises to the top of milk
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  2. [uncountable] a pale yellow-white colour
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  3. [uncountable and countable] used in the names of foods containing cream or something similar to it
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  4. [uncountable and countable] a thick smooth substance that you put on your skin to make it feel soft, treat a medical condition etc [↪  lotion]
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  5. the cream of something the best people or things from a group
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  1. pale yellow-white in colour
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cream creamed creamed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
creaming creams
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  1. to mix foods together until they become a thick soft mixture
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  2. American English informal to hit someone very hard or easily defeat someone in a game, competition etc
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cream used in phrases

  • Bavarian cream (noun)
    1. a rich custard set with gelatin
  • Boston cream pie (noun)
    1. layer cake filled with custard
  • Bristol Cream
    1. a type of very sweet SHERRY which is made by Harvey's. It is one of the most popular types of SHERRY in the UK.
  • Devonshire cream (noun)
    1. thick cream made from scalded milk
  • Harvey's Bristol Cream
    1. a popular and well-known type of sweet SHERRY (= a type of strong, dark wine from Spain) made by Harvey's, a company based in Bristol in England
  • Neapolitan ice cream (noun)
    1. a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colours and flavours
  • chocolate ice cream (noun)
    1. ice cream flavoured with chocolate
  • clotted cream (noun)
    1. very thick cream made by slowly heating milk and taking the cream from the top
  • coconut cream (noun)
    1. white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat
  • codlins-and-cream (noun)
    1. plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America
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cream used in phrasal verbs

  • cream off (phrasal verb)
    1. to take the best people or things from a larger group in order to form a smaller special group
    2. to take a lot of money or profit, especially an unfair amount, in a business deal
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