cream Definition
cream (krēm)
noun
- the oily, yellowish part of milk, which rises to the top and which may be separated: commercial cream contains 18% or more butterfat
- any of various foods or confections made of cream or having a creamy consistency ice cream
- a cosmetic or emulsion with a creamy consistency
- the best or finest part
- the color of cream; yellowish white
Etymology: ME creme < OFr craime, cresme, prob. a blend of LL(Ec) chrisma (see chrism) & VL crama < Celt base (as in Bret crammen, skin, surface), ult. < IE base *(s)ker-, to cut > L corium, hide
adjective
- containing cream; made of cream
- having the consistency of cream; creamy
- cream-colored
intransitive verb
- to form into cream or a foamy substance
- to form cream or a creamy foam on top
transitive verb
- to remove the cream from
- to remove, use, etc. the best part of
- to add cream to
- to cook with cream or a cream sauce
- to beat into a creamy consistency; make into a creamy mixture
- to let (milk) form cream
- to separate as cream
- ☆ Slang
- to beat, thrash, or defeat soundly
- to hurt, damage, etc., as by striking with great force
cream Idioms
cream of
creamed purée of cream of tomato soup
cream of the crop
the best of a group
cream Synonyms
cream Synonyms
cream
n.
The fatty portion of milk
rich milk, heavy cream, light cream, half-and-half, crème (French), coffee cream, whipping cream, whipped cream, ice cream, Schlag (German), butterfat, crème fraîche, clotted cream, top of the bottle*; see also milk.A creamy substance
*The best part
cream Usage Examples
Object
horseradish: Into this we added a spoonful of creamed horseradish, some chopped wild garlic and some freshly ground black pepper.
Converse of object
- whip: Serve hot or cold with whipped cream, custard or Greek yogurt.
- clot: Serve with either clotted cream or a lightly whipped double cream with a little brandy added.
- moisturize: Up to 500g per day of the moisturizing cream or ointment may be needed to treat eczema effectively.
Adjective modifier
- sour: Variations For a creamier taste, add some sour cream to your bolognaise.
- soured: You might also like to try soured cream, lemon juice, flaked almonds or ground cloves.
- antiseptic: All insect bites can usually be treated with an antiseptic cream.
- whipping: I use double cream but you could use a little whipping cream if you prefer.
- coconut: However, it's not just Asian cooking that can profit from the addition of a little coconut cream.
Modifies a noun
- cheese: Along with a paint their houses salmon and cream cheese.
- tea: The " Dorset cream teas " laid out in the drawing room each day, where you help yourself, are quite a feature.
- parlor: One day I went to an ice cream parlor where there was a girl I liked.
- cone: The diamond docked side of the island locate the ship ice cream cone.
- sauce: There's nothing like greasy dicks with white cream sauce in your mouth.
- van: Also those ice cream oyster things you get from ice cream vans, they are great.
Noun used with modifier
- ice: Ice cream will be provided for children in the interval.
- vanilla: This was served with Mr Carrot Cakes home made vanilla ice cream.
- sun: With all these options to purchase Coupe Cabriolets or any open top cars, please remember your sun cream!
- steroid: He went to his GP who prescribed steroid creams.
Preposition: of
tartar: For clear sweeties such as Acid Drops, cream of tartar instead of glucose was used to cut the grain.
Browse dictionary entries near cream
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- ‹ crazy quilt
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- ‹ crazy bone
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