- (v.i.) To cream; to mantle.
- (v.t.) To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads or filaments.
- (v.t.) To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer.
- (n.) A bundle, package or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.
- (n.) Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). ream. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ream/definitions/2052940 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "ream" http://smartdefine.org/ream/definitions/2052940 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, ream, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ream/definitions/2052940>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "ream" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ream/definitions/2052940> |