[
US
/ˈkɹim/
]
[ UK /kɹˈiːm/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈiːm/ ]
VERB
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beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
We licked the other team on Sunday! - add cream to one's coffee, for example
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remove from the surface
skim cream from the surface of milk -
put on cream, as on one's face or body
She creams her face every night -
make creamy by beating
Cream the butter
NOUN
- the part of milk containing the butterfat
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the best people or things in a group
the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War - 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
How To Use cream In A Sentence
- The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.
- The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.
- This was a sad day indeed for the big bad wolf of the banking world, and not just because it must forego those rich pickings it planned to cream off from two billion cash machine transactions a year.
- Oh - and I want a food mixer of some sort, because creaming butter and sugar by hand is not a lot of fun.
- (Not to be confused with what we call cookies)To serve Devon, or Cornwall clotted cream would desecrate a good southern biscuit (and be a waste of the cream really, I prefer it on saffron buns)a bit of plain cream, fresh butter, and cane syrup poured over a hot biscuit is ambrosia. Scones, Cream and Jam - a West Country cream tea
- The smoothly boiled porridge, with its accompaniment of thick yellow cream; the new-laid eggs; the grilled trout, fresh from the stream; the freshly baked "baps" and "scones," the crisp rolls of oatcake; and last, but not least, the delectable, home-made marmalade, which is as much a part of the meal as the coffee itself. Big Game A Story for Girls
- The income comes not just from the honey but also beeswax polish and face creams.
- My fists clenched and unclenched as I tried to think of some comeback to scream at her but nothing came to mind.
- The hummus was creamy with tahini and lemon, although the pittas were a bit dry.
- We had an ice-cream and a little play on the slide and climbing frame.
