Collins English-English Dictionary

cream [kriːm]

1. 1. n the fatty part of milk, which rises to the top if the milk is allowed to stand

2. 2. n (as modifier)

   cream buns

3. 3. n anything resembling cream in consistency

   shoe cream

   beauty cream

4. 4. n the best one or most essential part of something; pick

   the cream of the bunch

   the cream of the joke

5. 5. n a soup containing cream or milk

   cream of chicken soup

6. 6. n any of various dishes, cakes, biscuits, etc, resembling or containing cream

7. 7. n a confection made of fondant or soft fudge, often covered in chocolate

8. 8. n a yellowish-white colour

9. 9. n (as adjective)

   cream wallpaper

10. 10. vt. [tr] to skim or otherwise separate the cream from (milk)

11. 11. vt. [tr] to beat (foodstuffs, esp butter and sugar) to a light creamy consistency

12. 12. vi. [intr] to form cream

13. 13. vt. [tr] to add or apply cream or any creamlike substance to

    to cream one's face

    to cream coffee

14. 14. vt. [tr; sometimes foll by off] to take away the best part of

15. 15. vt. [tr] to prepare or cook (vegetables, chicken, etc) with cream or milk

16. 16. vt. to allow (milk) to form a layer of cream on its surface or (of milk) to form such a layer

17. 17. vt. [tr] [slang] [chiefly US, Canadian, and Austral] to beat thoroughly

18. 18. vi. [intr] [slang] (of a man) to ejaculate during orgasm

19. 19. vi. [Etymology] C14: from Old French cresme, from Late Latin cramum cream, of Celtic origin; influenced by Church Latin chrisma unction, chrism