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cream - the part of milk containing the butterfat |
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dairy product milk and butter and cheese
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clotted cream,
devonshire cream thick cream made from scalded milk
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double creme,
heavy whipping cream cream with a fat content of 48% or more
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heavy cream contains more than 36% butterfat
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coffee cream,
light cream,
single cream cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they call light cream `single cream'"
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sour cream,
soured cream artificially soured light cream
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light whipping cream,
whipping cream cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
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cream - 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 |
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ointment,
emollient |
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toilet articles,
toiletry artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)
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cold cream,
coldcream,
face cream,
vanishing cream a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin
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hand cream moisturizing cream for the hands
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lanolin an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)
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nard,
spikenard an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
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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
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cream - the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" |
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pick |
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elite,
elite group a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
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| verb |
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cream - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" |
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bat,
clobber,
drub,
thrash,
lick |
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vanquish,
beat out,
trounce,
crush,
shell,
beat beat out a rhythm
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cream - make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter" |
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scramble,
beat make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"
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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"
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cream - add cream to one's coffee, for example |
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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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cream - put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night" |
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put on,
apply add to something existing; "She put on a sun room"
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