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Meaning of cream in English

cream
noun
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/kriːm/ us
/kriːm/
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the thick, yellowish-white liquid that forms on the top of milk:
strawberries and cream
Do you like cream in your coffee?
UK a cream cake (= cake with cream in it)
 
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A2 [ U ]
the colour of cream
 
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B1 [ C or U ]
a soft substance that you rub into your skin:
eye cream
face cream The boutique had my favourite face cream on sale.
hand cream When you use a hand cream, massage it into your nails as well.
moisturizing cream
sun cream Put some sun cream on to protect your face.
 
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a type of sweet that is soft inside:
chocolate/peppermint creams
 
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[ U ]
a thick liquid used for cleaning things:
cream cleaner
cream of mushroom, tomato, etc. soup
soup that has been made into a smooth, thick liquid and usually has cream in it:
Not many people keep a can of cream of tomato soup in their kitchen, but it makes an excellent base for casseroles.
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Idiom

the cream of something
cream
adjective
uk
/kriːm/ us
/kriːm/
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having a yellowish-white colour:
a cream shirt
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cream
verb [ T ]
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/kriːm/
to make food into a smooth, thick liquid:
Cream the butter and sugar together.
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Phrasal verb

cream something/someone off
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cream
noun [ U ]
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/krim/

cream noun [U] (LIQUID)

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the thick, yellow-white liquid that forms on the top of milk:
Do you take cream in your coffee?
Cream is also a pale yellow-white color.
Cream also refers to any of various foods that contain cream or that are smooth like cream:
cream of chicken soup
chocolate cream pie

cream noun [U] (THICK SUBSTANCE)

a thick, smooth substance that you put on your skin to keep it soft or to treat it medically:
a facial cream

Idiom

the cream of the crop
(Definition of cream from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of cream

cream
Drinking water was brought in milk creamer cans.
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The study compared the effectiveness of two agents, aqueous cream and aqueous cream with sucralfate with no topical application, in reducing skin reactions.
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Stations have provided considerable evidence for this assumption and part of that evidence related to the white/cream colour of the trunk of all worms.
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One seven-course menu included peace ice cream, made with a hand-cranked icecream maker.
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People would come between classes, sit down, have an ice cream soda, and talk about math.
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A child wants a reward (perhaps an ice cream) right now, but his parents prefer that he wait until tomorrow.
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Whatever delay is agreed, the child cannot open negotiations for a second ice cream until after the consumption of the first.
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There is a refreshment bar and coffee machine in one corner, usually with a display of cream cakes.
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The state was particularly successful in skimming the cream of seminary students for medical training.
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However, the options are not always as neatly categorical as the ice-cream flavors of the above example, nor as easily represented in a label.
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The first caller to solve the puzzle would win for their tribe coffee, tea, creamer, sugar, honey, pastries, donuts, and immunity.
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They are used at banquets to serve atole (cream of maize), which is cooked in big cazuelas.
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What are we to do with the young people left behind by the increasingly efficient skimming of the cream from the working class?
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Cream's downfall came through an attempt to frame two respectable and innocent doctors.
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Plates, saucers, bowls, sugar and creamer sets, salt and pepper sets, tumblers, pitchers were created with this pattern.
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Translations of cream

in Chinese (Traditional)
忌廉，鮮奶油, 奶油色，淡黃色，米黃色, 護膚霜…
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奶油，乳脂, 奶油色，淡黄色，米黄色, 护肤霜…
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nata, crema de leche, crema…
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creme, com um recheio macio, creme de leite…
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मलई, मलईचा रंग, मलम…
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（食べ物の）クリーム, クリーム色, （化粧品の）クリーム…
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kaymak, krem, krem rengi…
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crème [feminine], crème, battre…
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nata, crema…
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room, crème, kloppen…
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பாலின் மேற்புறத்தில் உருவாகும் அடர்த்தியான, மஞ்சள்-வெள்ளை ஏடு, கிரீம்மின் நிறம்…
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क्रीम, मलाई, (रंग) क्रीम / हल्का पीला सफेद…
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દૂધની તર, મલાઈ, મલાઇનો રંગ…
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fløde, creme, -creme…
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grädde, kräm, grädda…
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krim, kedudukan teratas, warna krim…
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der Rahm, die Sahne, die Creme…
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krem [masculine], hudkrem [masculine], fløte [masculine]…
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ملائی, کریم, کریم کا رنگ…
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вершки, крем, щось добірне…
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మీగడ, క్రీం, పాల మీద ఏర్పడే మందమైన పసుపు-తెలుపు తెట్టె…
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ক্রীম, মালাই, নবনী…
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smetana, krém, smetánka…
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krim, yang terbaik, krem…
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ครีม, สิ่งที่ประกอบหรือมีลักษณะเป็นครีม, ส่วนที่ดีที่สุด…
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kem, loại thực phẩm có hoặc giốngnhư kem, tinh hoa…
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śmietana, krem, (kolor) kremowy…
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크림, 크림색, (피부에 바르는) 크림…
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panna, color crema, crema…
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