cream
adjective
/kriːm/
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- 1yellowish-white in colour
a cream skirt
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific coloursalabasteramberamethyst
cream
adjective
/krim/
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- 1yellow-white in color
a cream skirt
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific colorsalabasteramberamethyst
cream
noun
/kriːm/
Word Forms
| singular | cream |
| plural | creams |
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- 1uncountable a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from the top of milk
peaches and cream
Would you like cream or ice cream with your apple pie?
Synonyms and related wordsTypes of milk and creamamasiclotted creamcondensed milk- 1aonly before nounused about food that contains cream
fish in cream sauce
cream cakes
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe the state or consistency of foodbutterycalorificcaramelised
- 2countable/uncountable a thick smooth substance that you put on your skin, for example to protect it from the sun
skin cream
sun cream
antiseptic cream
Synonyms and related wordsCreams and lotions for caring for the skin or cleaning woundsaloe veraantiperspirantantiseptic - 3uncountable a yellowish-white colourSynonyms and related wordsColoursapricotaquaaquamarine
phrases
cream
noun
/krim/
Word Forms
| singular | cream |
| plural | creams |
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- 1uncountable a thick yellow-white liquid taken from the top of milk
peaches and cream
Would you like cream or ice cream with your apple pie?
Synonyms and related wordsTypes of milk and creamamasiclotted creamcondensed milk- 1aonly before nounused about food that contains cream
fish in cream sauce
cream cakes
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe the state or consistency of foodbutterycalorificcaramelized
- 2countable/uncountable a thick smooth substance that you put on your skin, for example to protect it from the sun
skin cream
sun cream
antiseptic cream
Synonyms and related wordsCreams and lotions for caring for the skin or cleaning woundsaloe veraantiperspirantantiseptic - 3uncountable a yellow-white colorSynonyms and related wordsColorsapricotaquaaquamarine
phrases
cream
verb transitive
/kriːm/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | cream |
| he/she/it | creams |
| present participle | creaming |
| past tense | creamed |
| past participle | creamed |
- 1to combine two or more things to form a thick smooth mixture
Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl.
creamed potatoes
Synonyms and related wordsTo mix things, or to become mixedmixdissolvestir in - 2mainly Americaninformalto defeat someone easily and completely
We got creamed in last week’s game.
Synonyms and related wordsTo defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentdefeatwinbeat
phrasal verbs
cream off
cream
verb transitive
/krim/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | cream |
| he/she/it | creams |
| present participle | creaming |
| past tense | creamed |
| past participle | creamed |
- 1to combine two or more things to form a thick smooth mixture
creamed potatoes
Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl.
Synonyms and related wordsTo mix things, or to become mixedmixdissolvestir in - 2informalto defeat someone easily and completely
We got creamed in last week’s game.
Synonyms and related wordsTo defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentdefeatwinbeat
phrasal verbs
cream off
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- house guest
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- householder
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