cream /krēm/

1. The oily substance that rises to the surface of milk, yielding butter when churned
2. The colour of this substance, yellowish white
3. The best part of anything
4. The pick of a group of things or people
5. A food largely made of cream or like cream in consistency or appearance, as ice cream
6. Any other substance having the appearance or consistency of cream, as cold-cream for skin

1. To take off the cream from (milk), to skim
2. To select (the best) from a group, etc (with off)
3. To beat or mix to the consistency of thick cream (eg a mixture of sugar and butter in cake-making)
4. To treat with cream
5. To thrash or defeat soundly (informal)

1. To form cream
2. To gather like cream

1. Of the colour of cream, yellowish-white
2. Prepared with cream
3. (of sherry) sweet

creamˈer noun

1. A vessel or device for separating cream from milk
2. A small jug for cream (esp N American)
3. A substitute for milk, in powder form, for use in coffee, etc

creamˈery noun

1. An establishment where butter and cheese are made from the milk supplied by a number of producers
2. A shop selling milk, butter, etc

creamˈily adverb

creamˈiness noun

creamˈy adjective (creamˈier; creamˈiest)

1. Full of cream, or like cream in appearance, consistency, etc
2. 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

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