英语词汇“creamier”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cream /krēm/

noun

The oily substance that rises to the surface of milk, yielding butter when churned

The colour of this substance, yellowish white

The best part of anything

The pick of a group of things or people

A food largely made of cream or like cream in consistency or appearance, as ice cream

Any other substance having the appearance or consistency of cream, as cold-cream for skin

transitive verb

To take off the cream from (milk), to skim

To select (the best) from a group, etc (with off)

To beat or mix to the consistency of thick cream (eg a mixture of sugar and butter in cake-making)

To treat with cream

To thrash or defeat soundly (informal)

intransitive verb

To form cream

To gather like cream

adjective

Of the colour of cream, yellowish-white

Prepared with cream

(of sherry) sweet

ORIGIN: OFr cresme, creme, from LL cramum of Celtic origin, infl by ecclesiastical chrīsma unction

creamˈer noun

A vessel or device for separating cream from milk

A small jug for cream (esp N American)

A substitute for milk, in powder form, for use in coffee, etc

creamˈery noun

An establishment where butter and cheese are made from the milk supplied by a number of producers

A shop selling milk, butter, etc

creamˈily adverb

creamˈiness noun

creamˈy adjective (creamˈier; creamˈiest)

Full of cream, or like cream in appearance, consistency, etc
Forming or gathering like cream

cream bun or cream cake noun

A kind of bun or cake filled with cream or a substitute for cream

cream cheese noun

Soft white cheese

creamˈ-coloured adjective

Of the colour of cream, yellowish-white

cream cracker noun

A crisp, unsweetened type of biscuit, often eaten with cheese

cream horn noun

A horn-shaped pastry filled with cream, etc

cream jug noun

A small jug for serving milk or cream

creamˈlaid adjective

(of paper) cream or white in colour with a laid watermark

creamˈ-nut noun

Another name for the Brazil nut

cream of tartar noun

A white crystalline compound made by purifying argol, potassium hydrogen tartrate

cream of tartar tree noun

Another name for the baobab
An Australian tree of the same genus, Adansonia gregorii

cream puff noun

A confection of puff pastry filled with cream
(esp used of men) an ineffectual person (esp N American)
A male homosexual (derog sl)

creamˈ-slice noun

A wooden blade for skimming cream from milk

cream soda noun (esp N American)

A vanilla-flavoured fizzy drink

cream tea noun

A meal consisting of tea and scones filled with cream and jam

creamˈware noun

A type of earthenware first produced in the 18c, having a cream-coloured glaze

creamˈwove adjective

(of wove paper) cream or white in colour

cream of chicken, mushroom, etc soup

Chicken, mushroom, etc soup made with milk or cream