Dictionary

1. (

• cream ,
• pick

) the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" ;

2. (

• cream

) the part of milk containing the butterfat ;

3. (

• cream ,
• ointment ,
• emollient

) 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 ;

1. (

• cream

) make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter" ;

2. (

• cream ,
• bat ,
• clobber ,
• drub ,
• thrash ,
• lick ,

) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" ;

3. (

• cream ,

) put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night" ;

4. (

• skim ,
• skim_off ,
• cream_off ,
• cream ,

) remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" ;

5. (

• cream

) add cream to one's coffee, for example ;