Noun: cream kreem
- The part of milk containing the butterfat
"She poured a splash of heavy cream into her coffee"
- 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
"He used a cream to soothe his dry, cracked hands";
- ointment, emollient
- The best people or things in a group
"the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War";
- pick
- An off-white, very pale yellow colour
"They painted the living room walls a soft cream colour"
- (cooking) make creamy by beating
"Cream the butter"
- Put on cream, as on one's face or body
"She creams her face every night"
- Add cream to one's coffee, for example
"She creamed her tea to make it less bitter"
- Remove from the surface
"skim cream from the surface of milk"; "skim off cream from the surface of milk";
- skim, skim off, cream off
- [informal] Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
"We creamed the other team on Sunday!";
- clobber [informal], drub [informal], thrash [informal], lick [informal], paste [informal], blow away [informal], muller [Brit, informal], marmelize [Brit, informal], marmelise [Brit, informal], trounce, whale [N. Amer, informal], hammer [informal], wipe the floor [informal], marmalise [Brit, informal], beat hollow [informal], slaughter [informal], marmalize [Brit, informal], smoke [N. Amer, informal], shellack [N. Amer, informal], shellac [N. Amer, informal]
- Having the colour of fresh cream
"She wore a cream-coloured dress to the wedding";
- cream-colored [US], creamy-colored [US], creamy-white, cream-coloured [Brit, Cdn], creamy-coloured [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: creams, creaming, creamed
See also: colored [US], colorful [US], coloured [Brit, Cdn], colourful [Brit, Cdn]
Type of: apply, beat, beat out, crush, dairy product, elite, élite [Brit], elite group, modify, put on, remove, scramble, shell [US], take, take away, toilet articles, toiletry, trounce, vanquish, withdraw
Encyclopedia: Cream, Soda and Milk