English dictionary

cream

/kr/i/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the best people or things in a group

noun.group

Examples
The cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War.

Synonyms pick

Source: WordNet 3.0
the part of milk containing the butterfat

noun.food

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

noun.artifact

Synonyms emollient ointment

Source: WordNet 3.0
The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is obtained.

noun

Source: webster1913

make creamy by beating

verb.contact

Examples
Cream the butter.

Source: WordNet 3.0
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

verb.contact

Synonyms bat clobber drub lick thrash

Source: WordNet 3.0
put on cream, as on one's face or body

verb.contact

Examples
She creams her face every night.

Source: WordNet 3.0
remove from the surface

verb.contact

Examples
Skim cream from the surface of milk.

Synonyms cream off skim skim off

Source: WordNet 3.0
add cream to one's coffee, for example

verb.change

Source: WordNet 3.0
To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream.

verb

Source: webster1913
To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow stiff or formal; to mantle.

verb

Source: webster1913