cream

🇺🇸 /kriːm/ 🇬🇧 /kriːm/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
A1

The thick, fatty part of milk that rises to the top.

I like to put cream in my coffee.

R

A sweet candy with a soft center.

This chocolate cream is my favorite candy.

B1

A soft substance put on skin or used for cleaning.

This skin cream helps keep your hands soft.

B1

A pale yellow-white color.

The cream-colored walls make the room feel bright.

R

The best people or things in a group.

These students are the cream of our school.

adjective
R

Having a pale yellow-white color.

She wore a cream dress to the party.

verb
R

To mix things until smooth and soft.

First, cream the butter and sugar together for the cake.

R

To defeat someone completely.

Our team creamed the opponents in the final game.

translation

n. The thick, fatty part of milk that rises to the top.; A sweet candy with a soft center.; A soft substance put on skin or used for cleaning.; A pale yellow-white color.; The best people or things in a group.
adj. Having a pale yellow-white color.
v. To mix things until smooth and soft.; To defeat someone completely.

Word Forms

3rd Present creams
Progressive creaming
Past creamed
Plural creams
Perfect creamed