Definition of cream
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat
2a : a food prepared with cream
b : something having the consistency of cream especially : a usually emulsified medicinal or cosmetic preparation
3 : the choicest part : best There were ten men in my boat, and they were the cream of Company L.— Jack London They were still the cream of the crop, socially surpassing not only their constituents but also their colleagues in Congress.Edmund S. Morgan
4 : creamer sense 1
5a : a pale yellow
b : a cream-colored animal
cream
verbcreamed; creaming; creams
Definition of cream (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to form cream or a surface layer like the cream on standing milk
1a : skim sense 1c
b : 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 froth
b : to work or blend to the consistency of cream
cream butter and sugar together
c : to cause to form a surface layer of or like cream
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