cream
[noun]
Synonyms:
- lotion, cosmetic, emulsion, essence, liniment, oil, ointment, paste, salve, unguent
- best, crème de la crème, elite, flower, pick, prime
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- off-white, yellowish-white

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Related Idioms: (the) top cream

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English Thesaurus: medicine, pill, tablet, antibiotics/aspirin/codeine etc, capsule, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. cream¹ /kriːm/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: craime, cresme, from Latin cramum]

1. [uncountable] a thick yellow-white liquid that rises to the top of milk:
fresh cream
strawberries and cream

2. [uncountable] a pale yellow-white colour

3. [uncountable and countable] used in the names of foods containing cream or something similar to it:
cream of chicken soup

4. [uncountable and countable] a thick smooth substance that you put on your skin to make it feel soft, treat a medical condition etc ⇒ lotion:
sun cream
face cream

5. the cream of something the best people or things from a group:
the cream of Europe’s athletes
The students at this college are the cream of the crop (=the best of all).

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II. cream² adjective
pale yellow-white in colour:
a cream-coloured carpet

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III. cream³ verb [transitive]

1. to mix foods together until they become a thick soft mixture:
Cream the butter and sugar together.

2. American English informal to easily defeat someone in a game, competition etc:
We got creamed 45–6.

3. to hit a ball very hard, for example in a game of tennis or cricket

4. American English informal to hit someone very hard
cream somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb especially British English
to choose the best people or things from a group, especially so that you can use them for your own advantage:
The best students are creamed off by the large companies.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

cream
noun
I. fatty part of milk
ADJ. clotted, thick, whipped | double, single | fresh | sour/soured | pouring, whipping
QUANT. dollop She piled great dollops of cream onto her apple pie.
VERB + CREAM beat, whip, whisk Whisk the cream and icing sugar together.
fill sth with, serve sth with, top sth with Fill the meringues with whipped cream.
CREAM + VERB go off This cream's gone off!
CREAM + NOUN bun, cake, cheese, sauce | tea (= a meal of tea with scones with jam and cream)
PHRASES and/with cream We had strawberries and cream for pudding.
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cream
II. substance that you rub into your skin
ADJ. face, hand | day, night She was massaging night cream into her face and neck.
antiseptic, barrier, cleansing, shaving, sun
VERB + CREAM apply, massage, put on Put a little antiseptic cream on the grazed skin.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

cream

single cream British English (=thin cream that you can pour easily)
double cream British English, heavy cream American English (=thick cream)
whipping cream (=that becomes thick when you beat it)
clotted cream British English (=very thick cream that you cannot pour)
sour/soured cream (=with a slightly sour taste – used in cooking)
fresh cream
Use about 100ml of fresh cream.
thick cream British English
Pour some thick cream over the strawberries.
whipped cream (=made thick and light by beating it)
whip/whisk/beat the cream (=make it thicker by beating it)
Whip the cream until it is thick and light.
serve something with cream
Serve the apple tart warm with thick cream.
a cream cake/bun British English (=a cake with cream inside)
a cream tea British English (=tea with small cakes called scones, that you eat with cream and jam)

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medicine noun [uncountable and countable] a substance used for treating illness:
Certain medicines should not be taken with alcohol.
Has he taken his medicine?
pill noun [countable] a small piece of medicine that you swallow:
She managed to swallow the pill with a sip of water.
The doctor gave him some pills.
sleeping pills
diet pills
contraceptive pills
tablet noun [countable] especially British English a small piece of solid medicine:
She's now on four tablets a day.
a five-day course of tablets
sleeping tablets
anti-malaria tablets
antibiotics/aspirin/codeine etc:
The doctor put him on a course of antibiotics.
Why don’t you take some aspirin?
The tablets contain codeine, which is unsuitable for people with asthma.
capsule noun [countable] a small tube-shaped container with medicine inside that you swallow whole:
a bottle of 500 capsules of vitamin C
I advised her to take four to six garlic capsules a day for the duration of the treatment.
caplet noun [countable] a small smooth pill that is slightly longer than it is wide - used especially on bottles and containers:
In small type, the consumer is warned not to take more than one caplet per day.
eye/ear drops liquid medicine that you put into your eye or ear:
Remember — if you 're using eye drops for your hay fever, leave your contact lenses out.
cream noun [uncountable and countable] especially British English (also lotion especially American English) a thick smooth substance containing medicine, that you put on your skin:
an antibiotic cream
antiseptic cream
skin cream
drug noun [countable] a medicine or a substance for making medicines:
a drug used to treat malaria
There are a wide range of different drugs on the market.
dosage noun [countable usually singular] the amount of medicine that you should take at one time:
The dosage should be reduced to 0.5 mg.
It’s important to get the dosage right.
medication noun [uncountable and countable] medicine or drugs given to someone who is ill:
He takes medication for his diabetes.
She’s on medication (=taking medication), having suffered from depression for a number of years.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

cream
kri:m
See: vanishing cream

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CREAM
Cash Rules Everything Around Me

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