Dictionary entry details
• CREAM (noun)
Meaning:
The best people or things in a group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
cream; pick
Context example:
the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War
Hypernyms ("cream" is a kind of...):
elite; elite group (a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status)
Meaning:
The part of milk containing the butterfat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("cream" is a kind of...):
dairy product (milk and butter and cheese)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cream"):
sour cream; soured cream (artificially soured light cream)
coffee cream; light cream; single cream (cream that has at least 18% butterfat)
heavy cream (contains more than 36% butterfat)
double creme; heavy whipping cream (cream with a fat content of 48% or more)
clotted cream; Devonshire cream (thick cream made from scalded milk)
light whipping cream; whipping cream (cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
emollient; ointment; cream
Hypernyms ("cream" is a kind of...):
toilet article; toiletry (an artifact used in making your toilet)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cream"):
cold 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))
nard; spikenard (an aromatic ointment used in antiquity)
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)
• CREAM (verb)
Meaning:
Make creamy by beating
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Cream the butter
Hypernyms (to "cream" is one way to...):
beat; scramble (stir vigorously)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
drub; lick; clobber; cream; bat; thrash
Context example:
We licked the other team on Sunday!
Hypernyms (to "cream" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Put on cream, as on one's face or body
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
She creams her face every night
Hypernyms (to "cream" is one way to...):
apply; put on (apply to a surface)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove from the surface
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
cream off; skim off; cream; skim
Context example:
skim cream from the surface of milk
Hypernyms (to "cream" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Also:
cream off (pick the best)
Meaning:
Add cream to one's coffee, for example
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "cream" is one way to...):
modify (make less severe or harsh or extreme)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
