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Definition of cream
1 : the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat
2a : a food prepared with creamb : something having the consistency of cream; especially : a usually emulsified medicinal or cosmetic preparation
3 : the choicest part : best the cream of the crop
4 : creamer 1
5a : a pale yellowb : a cream-colored animal
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Examples of cream in a Sentence
Would you like some cream in your coffee?
hot chocolate with whipped cream
a chocolate candy with a vanilla cream center
The doctor prescribed a new cream for the rash.
a cabinet full of special creams and pills
Recent Examples of cream from the Web
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This can be spread on toast, ladled over ice cream or stirred into yogurt.
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For Alex, that would be somewhere like Liberty Island or the Grand Canyon—and everyone would be welcome to attend, with cake and ice cream to follow.
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The best bargain for an eyebrow wax is in Egypt ($1.93), while South Africa boasts the most affordable anti-aging creams ($22.81).
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Add a snowy peak of scallion cream cheese, some sliced onions and summer tomatoes, a scattering of capers and a few other niceties.
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In the wake of suffering, Keenan saw leadership from a president concerned with healing a nation, rather than crowd size, television ratings, or how many ice cream scoops come with dinner.
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The stores offer the farm’s rich ice cream and their own cheeses, milk, butter, yogurt, and eggs.
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An ice cream social will be sponsored by the Congregational Life Ministry Team at 11:45 a.m. July 9 in Westminster Hall.
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The case went all the way to the Supreme Court, where judges eventually ruled in favor of the tax department, declaring that soft ice cream cones must attract duty.
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Origin and Etymology of cream
Middle English creime, creme, from Anglo-French creme, cresme, from Late Latin cramum, of Celt origin; akin to Welsh cramen scab, crust
cream
Definition of cream
intransitive verb
1 : to form cream or a surface layer like the cream on standing milk
2 : to break into or cause something to break into a creamy froth; also : to move like froth
transitive verb
1a : skim 1cb : to remove (something choice) from an aggregate she has creamed off her favorite stories from her earlier books — The Times Literary Supplement (London)
2 : to furnish, prepare, or treat with cream; also : to dress with a cream sauce
3a : to beat into a creamy frothb : to work or blend to the consistency of cream cream butter and sugar togetherc : to cause to form a surface layer of or like cream
4a : to defeat decisively was creamed in the first roundb : wreck creamed the car on the turnpikec : to hit with force : smash the quarterback got creamed by the pass rush
Examples of cream in a Sentence
Cream the butter and sugar, and then add the eggs.
the head-on collision creamed the brand-new car in an instant
Recent Examples of cream from the Web
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Because Finkbeiner got creamed by a man riding a bicycle on the American River Parkway.
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Cauliflower Cream (or creamed cauliflower, to be old fashioned) gave Blackened Salmon a comforting counterpoint, and it was cooked exactly as ordered.
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To make: Spread 2 ounces cream cheese thickly on one side of a slice of lightly toasted rustic bread.
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Bubbles of ginger foam veiled one tinted ruby red with beets and creamed with a bit of goat cheese.
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Yet each crackling bite yielded an interior of velvety lobster and cream cheese that was luscious and lobster-bisque-briny — all in all, a tasty tension between crunchy and creamy.
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In a bowl, cream the butter, shortening and confectioners sugar, and add the flour to make a dough.
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The Man From Another Place (Michael J. Anderson) If this backwards-speaking, smooth-dancing, creamed corn-eating personification of an evil arm isn't still haunting you in your nightmares, then more power to you.
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Add bean mixture to creamed coconut oil and Swerve in bowl of stand mixer and beat on medium speed until completely smooth, stopping and scraping down bowl with a rubber spatula several times, 3 to 4 minutes.
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First Known Use of cream
1596
CREAM Defined for English Language Learners
cream
playDefinition of cream for English Language Learners
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: the thick part of milk that rises to the top : the part of milk that contains fat
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: a food that is made with cream
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: a very thick liquid or soft substance that is rubbed into the skin to make it softer or is used as a medicine for the skin
cream
Definition of cream for English Language Learners
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: to stir or mix (ingredients) until they are soft and smooth
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: to defeat (a person or team) easily and completely
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: to hit (someone) very hard
CREAM Defined for Kids
Definition of cream for Students
1 : the thick yellowish part of milk that contains butterfat
2 : a food prepared with cream cream of mushroom soup
3 : a very thick liquid used to soften, protect, or heal the skin hand cream
4 : the best part Only the cream of the crop get into that college.
5 : a pale yellow
Definition of cream for Students
creamed
;creaming
1 : to stir (as butter) until smooth and soft
2 : to defeat easily and completely They creamed us in the championship game.
Medical Dictionary
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