noun
- The best people or things in a group.
- usage: "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
- synonyms: pick
- The part of milk containing the butterfat.
- 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.
verb
- Make creamy by beating.
- usage: "Cream the butter"
- Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight.
- usage: "We licked the other team on Sunday"
- Put on cream, as on one's face or body.
- usage: "She creams her face every night"
- Remove from the surface.
- usage: "skim cream from the surface of milk"
- Add cream to one's coffee, for example. .
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