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cream
 (krēm)n.
1.
a. The yellowish fatty component of unhomogenized milk that tends to accumulate at the surface.
b. Any of various substances resembling or containing cream: hand cream.
2. A pale yellow to yellowish white.
3. The choicest part: the cream of the crop.
v. creamed, cream·ing, creams
v.intr.
1. To form cream.
2. To form foam or froth at the top.
3. Vulgar Slang
a. To have an orgasm.
b. To be excited or delighted about something.
v.tr.
Idiom: 1. To remove the cream from; skim.
2.
a. To take or remove (the best part): creamed off the highest-paying jobs for her cronies.
b. To take the best part from: creamed the whole department to form his management team.
3. To beat into a creamy consistency.
4. To prepare or cook in or with a cream sauce.
5. To add cream to.
6. Slang
a. To defeat overwhelmingly: creamed our rival on their home court.
b. To damage severely; destroy: My camera got creamed when I dropped it.
7. Vulgar Slang To have an orgasm in (one's pants, for example).
cream (one's) jeans/panties Vulgar Slang
To be excited or delighted about something.
[Middle English creme, from Old French craime, cresme, partly from Late Latin crāmum (of Gaulish origin; akin to Welsh crawen, cramen, crust, and Middle Irish screm, film), and partly from Vulgar Latin *crisma, an anointing (from Latin chrīsma, from Greek khrīsma, unguent, from khrīein, to anoint; see ghrÄ“i- in Indo-European roots).]
cream adj.
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cream
(kriËm)n
1. (Cookery)
a. the fatty part of milk, which rises to the top if the milk is allowed to stand
b. (as modifier): cream buns.
2. anything resembling cream in consistency: shoe cream; beauty cream.
3. the best one or most essential part of something; pick: the cream of the bunch; the cream of the joke.
4. (Cookery) a soup containing cream or milk: cream of chicken soup.
5. (Cookery) any of various dishes, cakes, biscuits, etc, resembling or containing cream
6. (Cookery) a confection made of fondant or soft fudge, often covered in chocolate
7. (Brewing) cream sherry a full-bodied sweet sherry
8. (Colours)
a. a yellowish-white colour
b. (as adjective): cream wallpaper.
vb
9. (Cookery) (tr) to skim or otherwise separate the cream from (milk)
10. (Cookery) (tr) to beat (foodstuffs, esp butter and sugar) to a light creamy consistency
11. (Cookery) (intr) to form cream
12. (tr) to add or apply cream or any creamlike substance to: to cream one's face; to cream coffee.
13. (sometimes foll by: off) to take away the best part of
14. (Cookery) (tr) to prepare or cook (vegetables, chicken, etc) with cream or milk
15. (Cookery) to allow (milk) to form a layer of cream on its surface or (of milk) to form such a layer
16. (tr) slang chiefly US and Canadian and Austral to beat thoroughly
17. (Physiology) (intr) slang (of a man) to ejaculate during orgasm
[C14: from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crÄmum cream, of Celtic origin; influenced by Church Latin chrisma unction, chrism]
ˈcreamˌlike adj
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cream
(krim)n.
1. the fatty part of milk that rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand and is not homogenized.
2. a soft solid or thick liquid containing medicaments or other specific ingredients, applied externally for a prophylactic, therapeutic, or cosmetic purpose.
3. a purée containing cream or milk: cream of tomato soup.
4. any of various foods made with cream or milk or having the thick, smooth consistency of cream: pastry cream.
5. a soft-centered confection of fondant or fudge coated with chocolate.
6. the best part of anything.
7. a yellowish white.
v.i. 8. to form cream.
9. to froth; foam.
v.t. 10. to work (butter and sugar, etc.) to a smooth, creamy mass.
11. to prepare with cream, milk, or a cream sauce: creamed spinach.
12. to allow (milk) to form cream.
13. to remove the cream from (milk); skim.
14. to take the best part of.
15. to use a cosmetic cream on.
16. to add cream to (tea, coffee, etc.).
17. Slang.
adj. a. to beat up; thrash.
b. to win decisively over.
18. of the color cream; cream-colored.
[1300–50; Middle English creme < Anglo-French, Old French cresme < Late Latin chrīsma chrism]
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cream
Past participle: creamed
Gerund: creaming
| Imperative |
|---|
| cream |
| cream |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
cream
To beat a mixture with a spoon or mixer until it is the consistency of cream.
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| Noun | 1. | cream - the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status |
| 2. |  cream - the part of milk containing the butterfatdairy product - milk and butter and cheese clotted cream, Devonshire cream - thick cream made from scalded milk double creme, heavy whipping cream - cream with a fat content of 48% or more heavy cream - contains more than 36% butterfat coffee cream, light cream, single cream - cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they call light cream `single cream'" sour cream, soured cream - artificially soured light cream light whipping cream, whipping cream - cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped | |
| 3. |  cream - 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 skincold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream - a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin hand cream - moisturizing cream for the hands lanolin - an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) sun blocker, sunblock, sunscreen - a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn toilet articles, toiletry - artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body) | |
| Verb | 1. |  cream - make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| 2. |  cream - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" | |
| 3. |  cream - put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night" | |
| 4. |  cream - remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" | |
| 5. | cream - add cream to one's coffee, for example modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" |
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cream
noun
adjective
1. off-white, ivory, yellowish-white cream silk stockings see shades from black to white
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
cream
nounThe superlative or most preferable part of something:
Idioms: cream of the crop, flower of the flock, pick of the bunch.
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Translations
أصÙَر اللوْندÙهون، Ù…ÙسَØْضَر تَجْميليصَÙْوَة المÙجْتَمَـعقÙشْدةقÙشْدَه
smetanasmetánkakrémovýkrémkrémová
cremecremefarvetde bedsteflødefløde-
kremo
koor
سرشیر
kermakermanvärinenvoidekalveta
kajmakkremvrhnje
tejszÃnkrémszÃnûlegjava
fleyta rjóma ofan afÃs; kremkremlitaîur, rjómaguluròeyta samanrjómi
クリームクリーム色ã®
í¬ë¦¼í¬ë¦¼ìƒ‰ì˜
atrinktigrietinėgrietinėlėišmaišytiišsukti
atsijÄt labÄkoaugstÄkÄs aprindaskrÄ“juma-krÄ“jumskrÄ“mkrÄsas-
smântână
krémkrémová farbasmotanasmotánkavymiešať
kremasmetanakremast
gräddegräddfärgadgrädda
เป็นสีนวล
вершкикремкремовийкремовий кольоркремового кольору
kemmà u kem
cream
[kriːm]A. N
1. (on milk) → nata f, crema f (LAm)
cream of tartar → crémor m tártaro
cream of tomato soup → sopa f de crema de tomate
cream of wheat (US) → sémola f
see also double F
see also single C
see also whipped
cream of tartar → crémor m tártaro
cream of tomato soup → sopa f de crema de tomate
cream of wheat (US) → sémola f
see also double F
see also single C
see also whipped
B. ADJ
1. (= cream-coloured) → color crema inv
2. (= made with cream) → de nata or (LAm) crema
C. VT
4. to cream one's pants → correrse sin querer
D. CPD cream cake N → pastel m de nata or (LAm) crema
cream cheese N → queso m crema
cream cracker N → galleta f de soda
cream puff N → petisú m, pastel m de nata or (LAm) crema
cream soda N → gaseosa f de vainilla
cream tea N (Brit) merienda en cafeterÃa que suele constar de té, bollos, mermelada y nata
cream cheese N → queso m crema
cream cracker N → galleta f de soda
cream puff N → petisú m, pastel m de nata or (LAm) crema
cream soda N → gaseosa f de vainilla
cream tea N (Brit) merienda en cafeterÃa que suele constar de té, bollos, mermelada y nata
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cream
[ˈkriːm] n
(= ointment) → crème f
(= best part) → crème f
the cream of sth [+ students, graduates, society] → la crème de qch
the cream of the crop (= pick of the bunch) → le dessus du panier
the cream of sth [+ students, graduates, society] → la crème de qch
the cream of the crop (= pick of the bunch) → le dessus du panier
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cream
n
→ Sahne f, → Rahm m (S Ger); (= cream pudding, artificial cream) → Creme f, → Krem f; cream of asparagus/tomato/chicken soup → Spargel-/Tomaten-/Hühnercremesuppe f; cream of tartar → Weinstein m
(= lotion) → Creme f
(fig: = best) → die Besten; (of society also) → Creme f, → Elite f; our rivals take the cream of the applicants → unsere Konkurrenz sahnt die besten Bewerber ab; the cream of the crop (= people) → die Elite; (= things) → das Nonplusultra; the cream of society → die Creme der Gesellschaft; to take the cream → den Rahm abschöpfen
adj
(colour) → creme inv, → cremefarben or -farbig
vt
(= put cream on) face etc → eincremen
(= skim) milk → entrahmen
(= allow to form a cream) milk → aufrahmen lassen
vi (milk) → aufrahmen
cream
:cream bun
n → Eclair nt
cream cake
cream cheese
n → (Doppelrahm)frischkäse m
cream
:cream puff
n → Windbeutel m
cream soda
n → Sodawasser nt → mit Vanillegeschmack
cream tea
n → Nachmittagstee m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
cream
[kriːm]1. n
a. (Culin) → panna
single/double cream → panna da cucina liquida/densa
whipped cream → panna montata
a chocolate cream (a sweet) → un cremino al cioccolato
cream of tomato soup → crema di pomodoro
the cream of society (fig) → la crème della societÃ
single/double cream → panna da cucina liquida/densa
whipped cream → panna montata
a chocolate cream (a sweet) → un cremino al cioccolato
cream of tomato soup → crema di pomodoro
the cream of society (fig) → la crème della societÃ
b. (lotion, for face, shoes) → crema
cream off vt + prep (best talents, part of profits) → portarsi via
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cream
(kriËm) noun1. the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.
2. any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream. ice-cream; face-cream.
3. the best part; the top people. the cream of the medical profession.
4. (also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour. cream paint.
verb1. to make into a cream-like mixture. Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.
2. to take the cream off. She creamed the milk.
3. (with off) to select (the best). The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.
ˈcreamy adjective1. full of, or like, cream. creamy milk.
2. smooth and white. a creamy complexion.
ˈcreaminess nouncream of tartar
an ingredient in baking powder.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
cream
→ Ù‚Ùشْدة, كريـميّ krémový, smetana creme, cremefarvet cremefarben, Sahne κÏεμ, κÏÎμα color crema, nata kerma, kermanvärinen crème krem, vrhnje color crema, panna クリーム, クリーム色㮠í¬ë¦¼, í¬ë¦¼ìƒ‰ì˜ crèmekleurig, room fløte, fløtefarget kremowy, Å›mietanka creme, nata крем, кремовый grädde, gräddfärgad เป็นสีนวล, ส่วนที่เป็นไขมันขà¸à¸‡à¸™à¸¡à¸‹à¸¶à¹ˆà¸‡à¸¥à¸à¸¢à¸‚ึ้นมาบนผิวนม krem renkli, krema kem, mà u kem å«å¥¶æ²¹çš„, 奶油Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cream
, cremen. crema, nata; [pharmacy] ungüento, pomada.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cream
n (medicine, cosmetic) crema, pomada; (milk product) nata, crema; cleansing — crema limpiadora; cold — crema fría, (tipo de) crema limpiadora; hand — crema para manosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.