Cream
noun
A thick liquid or soft substance that is put on your skin or hair to make it softer, cleaner, or healthier.
Apply cream to your face every morning for better skin.
Often appears as...
- body cream
- facial cream
noun
A very smooth, soft part of milk, which rises to the top because it contains a lot of fat.
She adds cream to her coffee.
Often appears as...
- whipping cream
- ice cream
noun
The best or most talented people in a group.
He is the cream of the crop in his field.
Often appears as...
- cream of the crop
- cream of the class
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To mix butter and sugar together until they are light and fluffy.
You need to cream the butter and sugar together for the cake mixture.
Often appears as...
- cream butter and sugar
- cream together
verb
To defeat someone very easily in a game or competition.
Our team got creamed in last night's game.
Often appears as...
- cream the competition
- get creamed
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A thick liquid or soft substance that is put on your skin or hair to make it softer, cleaner, or healthier.
Apply cream to your face every morning for better skin.
Often appears as...
- body cream
- facial cream
noun
A very smooth, soft part of milk, which rises to the top because it contains a lot of fat.
She adds cream to her coffee.
Often appears as...
- whipping cream
- ice cream
noun
The best or most talented people in a group.
He is the cream of the crop in his field.
Often appears as...
- cream of the crop
- cream of the class
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To mix butter and sugar together until they are light and fluffy.
You need to cream the butter and sugar together for the cake mixture.
Often appears as...
- cream butter and sugar
- cream together
verb
To defeat someone very easily in a game or competition.
Our team got creamed in last night's game.
Often appears as...
- cream the competition
- get creamed
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Skin and Hair
The word 'cream' refers to products specifically designed for skin or hair care.
He bought a new shaving cream.
Pro Tip 2/2Consistency Matters
'Cream' implies a certain thickness or richness in skin and hair products.
This moisturizing cream feels very thick.
Pro Tip 1/2Skin and Hair
The word 'cream' refers to products specifically designed for skin or hair care.
He bought a new shaving cream.
Pro Tip 2/2Consistency Matters
'Cream' implies a certain thickness or richness in skin and hair products.
This moisturizing cream feels very thick.
Pro Tip 1/2Skin and Hair
The word 'cream' refers to products specifically designed for skin or hair care.
He bought a new shaving cream.
Pro Tip 2/2Consistency Matters
'Cream' implies a certain thickness or richness in skin and hair products.
This moisturizing cream feels very thick.
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My love letter to...
and they served ice cream from behind the counter in these giant, five-gallon, cardboard tubs. And someone told me -- I was eight years old -- someone told me that when they were done with those tubs, they washed them out and kept them in the back, and if you asked they would give you one. It took me a couple of weeks to work up the courage,
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Can we eat to starve...
anti-angiogenic cream that could be applied on the surface of the tumor and within a few weeks of treatment we were able to slow down that cancers growth such that we were ultimately able to extend Milo's survival to six times what the veterinarian had initially predicted all with the very good quality of life
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The science of milk -...
enhance shelf life, and provide a variety of milk products. In the dairy, centrifugation machines spin milk at high speeds, forcing less dense fats to separate from the liquid and float up. After being skimmed off, this fat, known as butterfat, can be used in dairy products like butter, cream,
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
you know cream sauce that would be quite nice but so so but the problem is so so so let's say someone says okay here's one tweet i hate politician x yeah next tweet is i wish polite politician x wasn't alive as we some of us have said about putin right now for example so that's
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The psychological weight...
i counted steps i got a standing desk and i learned that my one hour of walking every day was as good for my head as it was for my body and finally life's too short to live without ice cream when i was first diagnosed i made a list of all my favorite foods
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The incredible...
Or you could ask it if people are going to like your next song, or your next flavor of ice cream. Or, much more importantly, you could work with a computer to solve a problem that we've never faced before. For instance, climate change.
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Why Do We Find Deadly...
gray wolves but their coats are in fact a more cream and sometimes brown color which in the thick forests of Central Europe helps them disappear into their surroundings wolves are highly sociable animals and
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The danger of AI is...
is known for disrupting all kinds of industries. What about ice cream? What kind of mind-blowing new flavors could we generate with the power of an advanced artificial intelligence?
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109-Year-Old Veteran and...
soup I love soup a lot of people don't like soup don't break me up but I've been drinking milk for over writing all my life and ice cream I eat ice cream every night it
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What is entropy? - Jeff...
There's a concept that's crucial to chemistry and physics. It helps explain why physical processes go one way and not the why ice melts, why cream spreads in coffee,
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My love letter to...
and they served ice cream from behind the counter in these giant, five-gallon, cardboard tubs. And someone told me -- I was eight years old -- someone told me that when they were done with those tubs, they washed them out and kept them in the back, and if you asked they would give you one. It took me a couple of weeks to work up the courage,
Video examples
Can we eat to starve...
anti-angiogenic cream that could be applied on the surface of the tumor and within a few weeks of treatment we were able to slow down that cancers growth such that we were ultimately able to extend Milo's survival to six times what the veterinarian had initially predicted all with the very good quality of life
Video examples
The science of milk -...
enhance shelf life, and provide a variety of milk products. In the dairy, centrifugation machines spin milk at high speeds, forcing less dense fats to separate from the liquid and float up. After being skimmed off, this fat, known as butterfat, can be used in dairy products like butter, cream,
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
you know cream sauce that would be quite nice but so so but the problem is so so so let's say someone says okay here's one tweet i hate politician x yeah next tweet is i wish polite politician x wasn't alive as we some of us have said about putin right now for example so that's
Video examples
The psychological weight...
i counted steps i got a standing desk and i learned that my one hour of walking every day was as good for my head as it was for my body and finally life's too short to live without ice cream when i was first diagnosed i made a list of all my favorite foods
Video examples
The incredible...
Or you could ask it if people are going to like your next song, or your next flavor of ice cream. Or, much more importantly, you could work with a computer to solve a problem that we've never faced before. For instance, climate change.
Video examples
Why Do We Find Deadly...
gray wolves but their coats are in fact a more cream and sometimes brown color which in the thick forests of Central Europe helps them disappear into their surroundings wolves are highly sociable animals and
Video examples
The danger of AI is...
is known for disrupting all kinds of industries. What about ice cream? What kind of mind-blowing new flavors could we generate with the power of an advanced artificial intelligence?
Video examples
109-Year-Old Veteran and...
soup I love soup a lot of people don't like soup don't break me up but I've been drinking milk for over writing all my life and ice cream I eat ice cream every night it
Video examples
What is entropy? - Jeff...
There's a concept that's crucial to chemistry and physics. It helps explain why physical processes go one way and not the why ice melts, why cream spreads in coffee,
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Quote examples
Tina Turner
American Musician
My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself. I don't use special creams or treatments - I'll use a little bit of everything. It's a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself. I believe that a lot of how you look is to do with how you feel about yourself and your life. Happiness is the greatest beauty secret.
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Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
Children haven't changed - the world around them has. Their basic natures haven't changed. They like ice creams. They like to have fun, play games if they get space.
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Anushka Shetty
Indian Actress
It's very important to be conscious and happy from within. No beauty cream can come close to the wonders a balanced body-mind can do for you.
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Jennifer Love Hewitt
American Actress
New clothes are a great way to deal after a breakup. A good mix CD also helps you get through it and... you know, 72 hours of ice cream.
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Kriti Kharbanda
Indian Model
I feel like, for an actor, eyes are the most important thing. So I'm a little obsessed with eye creams.
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Richarlison
Brazilian Athlete
I used to sell candy and ice creams in the street, and I worked in the fields to help my parents.
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Charlie Hunnam
English Actor
The truth of the matter is the real industry is in LA and the cream of the talent is there.
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Rose McIver
New Zealander Actress
My mom used cold cream her whole life, and she's got great skin!
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Samuel Beckett
Irish Playwright
Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.
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Ry Cooder
American Musician
I've been wanting an ice cream truck forever.
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Tina Turner
American Musician
My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself. I don't use special creams or treatments - I'll use a little bit of everything. It's a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself. I believe that a lot of how you look is to do with how you feel about yourself and your life. Happiness is the greatest beauty secret.
Quote examples
Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
Children haven't changed - the world around them has. Their basic natures haven't changed. They like ice creams. They like to have fun, play games if they get space.
Quote examples
Anushka Shetty
Indian Actress
It's very important to be conscious and happy from within. No beauty cream can come close to the wonders a balanced body-mind can do for you.
Quote examples
Jennifer Love Hewitt
American Actress
New clothes are a great way to deal after a breakup. A good mix CD also helps you get through it and... you know, 72 hours of ice cream.
Quote examples
Kriti Kharbanda
Indian Model
I feel like, for an actor, eyes are the most important thing. So I'm a little obsessed with eye creams.
Quote examples
Richarlison
Brazilian Athlete
I used to sell candy and ice creams in the street, and I worked in the fields to help my parents.
Quote examples
Charlie Hunnam
English Actor
The truth of the matter is the real industry is in LA and the cream of the talent is there.
Quote examples
Rose McIver
New Zealander Actress
My mom used cold cream her whole life, and she's got great skin!
Quote examples
Samuel Beckett
Irish Playwright
Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.
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Ry Cooder
American Musician
I've been wanting an ice cream truck forever.
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