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cream
[kreem]
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.
Slang: Vulgar.Also cream one's jeans.
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.
cream
/ ː /
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
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
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
slang(tr) to beat thoroughly
slang(intr) (of a man) to ejaculate during orgasm
Other Word Forms
- ˈˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cream1
Idioms and Phrases
cream of the crop, the best or choicest.
a college that accepts only students who are the cream of the crop.
Example Sentences
Known for bacon-and-egg ice cream, snail porridge, and theatrical dining, he was a big brand worth big bucks.
Chef Busato on tasting a Korean milk bread, a fluffy white bread filled with cream, said he thinks it would do well in Europe.
My daughter normally gets the plain ones with the Nutella cream on top.
Ice cream ball brand Little Moons might list over 30 ingredients on some of its flavours, but it now exports from the UK to 35 countries, and supermarkets have copied it with own-brand versions.
He was happy to field them all and left this correspondent with the firm impression that Martin learned a great deal from his clashes with the cream of the crop in England's top flight.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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