| NOUN | quantity | ream | a large quantity of written matter |
|---|---|---|---|
| quantity | ream | a quantity of paper | |
| VERB | contact | ream | squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer |
| change | ream | remove by making a hole or by boring | |
| change | ream | enlarge with a reamer |
| Sounds | riy'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | academe ... upstream: 40 rhymes with iym... | |
| Meaning | A large quantity of written matter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he wrote reams and reams" | |
| Broader | large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
| Spanish | resma | |
| Meaning | A quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires. | |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | quire | A quantity of paper |
| Broader | definite quantity | A specific measure of amount |
| Spanish | resma | |
| Meaning | squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "ream oranges" | |
| Broader | press out, express, extract | Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action |
| Nouns | reamer | a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit |
| Meaning | Remove by making a hole or by boring. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment" | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Similar to | ream | enlarge with a reamer |
| Meaning | enlarge with a reamer. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "ream a hole" | |
| Broader | enlarge | make larger |
| Similar to | ream | Remove by making a hole or by boring |
| Spanish | taladrar | |
| Nouns | reamer | a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes |
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