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Cream

kriːm

Cream definitions
noun
cream creams
  1. the thick white or pale yellow fatty liquid which rises to the top when milk is left to stand and which can be eaten as an accompaniment to desserts or used as a cooking ingredient

    "strawberries and cream"

    • the part of a liquid that gathers at the top

      "the tank contains 24,000 gallons of cream and 12,000 gallons of serum"

    • a sauce, soup, dessert, or other dish containing cream or having a creamy consistency

      "a tin of cream of mushroom soup"

    • a sweet of a specified flavour which is creamy in texture

      "a peppermint cream"

    • a biscuit with a creamy filling

      "a custard cream"

  2. a thick liquid or semi-solid cosmetic or medical preparation applied to the skin

    "shaving cream"

  3. the very best of a group of people or things

    "the paper's readership is the cream of American society"

    best finest first class top choice choicest flower prize treasure pearl gem jewel the jewel in the crown the crème de la crème A-list
  4. a very pale yellow or off-white colour

    "the dress is available in white or cream"

    off-white whitish cream-coloured creamy ivory yellowish white pearly
verb
cream creamed creaming creams
  1. work (two or more ingredients, typically butter and sugar) together to form a creamy paste

    "you cream the butter first and then add the egg yolks"

    • add cream to (coffee)

      "she poured Jack a coffee and creamed and sugared it"

  2. rub a cosmetic cream into (the skin)

    "Madge was creaming her face in front of the mirror"

  3. defeat (someone) heavily in a sporting contest

    "on paper, England should have creamed Scotland"

    • collide heavily with (someone), especially in a car

      "she got creamed by a speeding car"

  4. (of a person) be sexually aroused to the point of producing sexual secretions
    • moisten (one's underpants) due to sexual arousal