"cream" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kriːm/ Audio: en-us-cream.ogg [US] Forms: cream [singular], creams [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Cream is the fatty part of milk.
    Sense id: simple-cream-en-noun-9tp5Ltt9
  2. The cream of something is only the best thing, or person.
    Sense id: simple-cream-en-noun-LrRms9Zx
  3. Cream is a soft white colour
    Sense id: simple-cream-en-noun-d-bqVdzU
  4. A cream is a smooth oily substance that people put on their skin to make it soft or as a medicine.
    Sense id: simple-cream-en-noun-R7NBMBG4

Verb

IPA: /kriːm/ Audio: en-us-cream.ogg [US] Forms: cream [canonical], creams [third-person, singular], creamed [past], creamed [past, participle], creaming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To cream something is to puree or blend it into a liquid.
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  2. To cream something is to make it turn into a cream-like color.
    Sense id: simple-cream-en-verb-jYnGdBaF
  3. To win easily or by a large amount.
    Sense id: simple-cream-en-verb-kPPKVjBJ Categories (other): Slang
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