cream

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is obtained.

2. 2noun

   The part of any liquor that rises, and collects on the surface.

3. 3noun

   A delicacy of several kinds prepared for the table from cream, etc., or so as to resemble cream.

4. 4noun

   A cosmetic; a creamlike medicinal preparation.

5. 5noun

   The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence; as, the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a collection of books or pictures.

6. 6transitive verb

   To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream.

7. 7transitive verb

   To take off the best or choicest part of.

8. 8transitive verb

   To furnish with, or as with, cream.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow stiff or formal; to mantle.

10. 10noun

    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

    Synonyms

    emollientointment
11. 11noun

    the part of milk containing the butterfat

12. 12noun

    the best people or things in a group

    "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"

    Synonyms

    pick
13. 13verb

    add cream to one's coffee, for example

14. 14verb

    remove from the surface

    "skim cream from the surface of milk"

    Synonyms

    skim
15. 15verb

    put on cream, as on one's face or body

    "She creams her face every night"

16. 16verb

    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

    "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

    Synonyms

    batclobberdrublickthrash
17. 17verb

    make creamy by beating

    "Cream the butter"