English dictionary

ream

/r/i/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a large quantity of written matter

noun.quantity

Examples
He wrote reams and reams.

Source: WordNet 3.0
a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires

noun.quantity

Source: WordNet 3.0
Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale.

noun

Source: webster1913
A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.

noun

Source: webster1913

squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer

verb.contact

Examples
Ream oranges.

Source: WordNet 3.0
remove by making a hole or by boring

verb.change

Examples
The dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment.

Source: WordNet 3.0
enlarge with a reamer

verb.change

Examples
Ream a hole.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To cream; to mantle.

verb

Source: webster1913
To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.

verb

Source: webster1913
To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer.

verb

Source: webster1913