ENGLISH: cream - CREOLE: krèm



Overview of noun cream



The noun cream has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (2) cream, pick -- (the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War")

2. cream -- (the part of milk containing the butterfat)

3. cream, ointment, emollient -- (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)



Overview of verb cream



The verb cream has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. cream -- (make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter")

2. cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick -- (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. skim, skim off, cream off, cream -- (remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk")

5. cream -- (add cream to one's coffee, for example)

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