Overview of noun cream

The noun cream has 3 senses

• cream, pick -- (the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War")


• cream -- (the part of milk containing the butterfat)


• 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)

Overview of verb cream

The verb cream has 5 senses

• cream -- (make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter")


• cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick -- (beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!")


• cream -- (put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night")


• skim, skim off, cream off, cream -- (remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk")


• cream -- (add cream to one's coffee, for example)