cream has definitions from the fields of food,sociology
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[ noun ] (sociology) the best people or things in a group

Synonyms

pick

Examples

"the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"

Used in print

(Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)

In his wake came the District_Traffic_Supervisor and the cream of the telegraphic profession , ten of Boston 's best , chosen for their long experience and thorough knowledge of golf .

(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)

Such ambiguous exercises compound confusion by making it worse compounded , and they are sometimes expanded until the cream of the jest sours .

Related terms

elite pick

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[ noun ] (food) the part of milk containing the butterfat
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[ verb ] add cream to one's coffee, for example

Related terms

modify

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[ verb ] remove from the surface

Examples

"skim cream from the surface of milk"

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[ verb ] put on cream, as on one's face or body

Examples

"She creams her face every night"

Related terms

put_on

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[ verb ] (food) make creamy by beating

Examples

"Cream the butter"

Related terms

beat cooking

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[ adjective ] thick like cream

Synonyms

soupy creamy

Related terms

thick

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[ noun ] toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin

Synonyms

emollient ointment

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