cream

Other spellings

• creme

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɹiːm/
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Noun

Singular cream

Plural creams

1. Cream is the fatty part of milk.

   Would you like some cream in your coffee?

2. The cream of something is only the best thing, or person.

   He's the cream of the tennis world.

3. Cream is a soft white colour:     
4. A cream is a smooth oily substance that people put on their skin to make it soft or as a medicine.

   You should clean the cut and put this cream on it three times a day.

Verb

Plain form cream

Third-person singular creams

Past tense creamed

Past participle creamed

Present participle creaming

1. To cream something is to puree or blend it into a liquid.
2. To cream something is to make it turn into a cream-like color.
3. (slang) To win easily or by a large amount.

   The final score was 11-2, we creamed them!