Other Definitions
cream (enc)

Cream

Noun1.cream - the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
2.cream - the part of milk containing the butterfat
dairy product - milk and butter and cheese
clotted cream, Devonshire cream - thick cream made from scalded milk
double creme, heavy whipping cream - cream with a fat content of 48% or more
heavy cream - contains more than 36% butterfat
coffee cream, light cream, single cream - cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they call light cream `single cream'"
sour cream, soured cream - artificially soured light cream
light whipping cream, whipping cream - cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
3.cream - toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream - a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin
hand cream - moisturizing cream for the hands
lanolin - an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)
nard, spikenard - an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
sun blocker, sunblock, sunscreen - a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
toilet article, toiletries, toiletry - an artifact used in making your toilet
Verb1.cream - make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
scramble, beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
2.cream - put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night"
apply, put on - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
3.cream - remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
cream off, skim off - pick the best
4.cream - add cream to one's coffee, for example
modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

 

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