| NOUN | group | cream, pick | the best people or things in a group |
|---|---|---|---|
| food | cream | the part of milk containing the butterfat | |
| artifact | cream, ointment, emollient | 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 | |
| VERB | contact | cream | make creamy by beating |
| contact | cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick | beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | |
| contact | cream | put on cream, as on one's face or body | |
| contact | cream, skim, skim off, cream off | remove from the surface | |
| change | cream | add cream to one's coffee, for example |
| Sounds | kriy'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | academe ... upstream: 40 rhymes with iym... | |
| Meaning | The best people or things in a group. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" | |
| Synonym | pick | |
| Broader | elite, elite group | A group or class of persons enjoying / enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status |
| Spanish | crema, la crema | |
| Catalan | crema | |
| Meaning | The part of milk containing the butterfat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | clotted cream, Devonshire cream | Thick cream made from scalded milk |
| double creme, heavy whipping cream | cream with a fat content of 48% or more | |
| heavy cream | Contains more than 36% butterfat | |
| light cream, coffee cream, single cream | cream that has at least 18% butterfat | |
| sour cream, soured cream | artificially soured light cream | |
| whipping cream, light whipping cream | cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped | |
| Broader | dairy product | milk and butter and cheese |
| Spanish | crema de leche, crema, nata | |
| Catalan | crema, nata | |
| Adjectives | creamy | thick like cream |
| Verbs | cream | add cream to one's coffee, for example |
| cream | make creamy by beating | |
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | ointment, emollient | |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| sunscreen, sunblock, sun blocker | A cream spread on the skin | |
| Broader | toiletry, toilet articles | artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body) |
| Spanish | crema, emoliente, ungüento | |
| Catalan | crema, emollient | |
| Verbs | cream | put on cream, as on one's face or body |
| Meaning | make creamy by beating. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Cream the butter" | |
| Category | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| Broader | beat, scramble | Stir vigorously |
| Spanish | montar | |
| Nouns | cream | the part of milk containing the butterfat |
| Meaning | Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick | |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Similar to | thrash, thresh, lam, flail | Give a thrashing to |
| Spanish | batear, moler | |
| Meaning | put on cream, as on one's face or body. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She creams her face every night" | |
| Broader | put on, apply | apply to a surface |
| Nouns | cream | 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 |
| Meaning | Remove from the surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "skim cream from the surface of milk" | |
| Synonyms | skim, skim off, cream off | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| See also | cream off | pick the best |
| Spanish | desnatar, espumar | |
| Catalan | despumar, escumar | |
| Meaning | add cream to one's coffee, for example. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme / extreme |
| Nouns | cream | the part of milk containing the butterfat |
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