CREAM

Pronunciation (US):

• CREAM (noun)
  The noun CREAM has 3 senses:

1. the best people or things in a group
2. the part of milk containing the butterfat
3. 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

  Familiarity information: CREAM used as a noun is uncommon.

• CREAM (verb)
  The verb CREAM has 5 senses:

1. make creamy by beating
2. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
3. put on cream, as on one's face or body
4. remove from the surface
5. add cream to one's coffee, for example

  Familiarity information: CREAM used as a verb is common.

• 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