creamnoun
uk/kriːm/us/kriːm/A2 [ U ] the thick, yellowish-white liquid that forms on the top of milk:
strawberries and cream
Do you like cream in your coffee?
UK a cream cake (= cake with cream in it)
A2 [ U ] the colour of cream
B1 [ C or U ] a soft substance that you rub into your skin:
face/hand cream
moisturizing cream
Put some sun cream on to protect your face.
[ C ] a type of sweet that is soft inside:
chocolate/peppermint creams
[ U ] a thick liquid used for cleaning things:
cream cleaner
cream of mushroom, tomato, etc. soup
soup that has been made into a smooth thick liquid and usually has cream in it
More examples
- I had this fabulous dessert with alternate layers of chocolate and cream.
- These cakes are filled with fresh cream.
- Serve the tarts hot with custard or whipped cream.
- Would you like peaches and cream for dessert?
- The pasta was served in a cream sauce spiked with black pepper.
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Dairy products & eggs
- albumen
- butter
- buttermilk
- buttery
- clotted cream
- dried milk
- egg
- egg white
- egg yolk
- evaporated milk
- frittata
- light cream
- pasteurize
- semi-skimmed
- single cream
- skimmed milk
- whipping cream
- whole milk
- yogurt
- yolk
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Black, white & grey
Toiletry & perfumes
Sweets
Cleaning agents
Soups
Idiom(s)
the cream of sth
creamadjective
uk/kriːm/us/kriːm/A2 having a yellowish-white colour:
a cream shirt
More examples
- Do you think the cream dress and the blue jacket go together?
- Huw wants dark red walls, but I'd rather a more neutral colour like cream.
- She looked beautiful in a cream satin dress.
- The woodwork has all been painted a sort of off-white or cream colour.
- I'd just choose a cream bedcover which would bring out the colour of the cushions and curtains.
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Less common colours
- aquamarine
- azure
- beige
- blood red
- burgundy
- burnish
- cerulean
- chestnut
- earth colour
- ginger
- khaki
- magenta
- maroon
- ochre
- peach
- raw sienna
- ruddy
- russet
- sage green
- violet
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creamverb [ T ]
uk/kriːm/us/kriːm/to make food into a smooth, thick liquid:
Cream the butter and sugar together.
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Preparing food
- butter
- can't boil an egg idiom
- caramelize
- carve
- clarified
- cube
- fold
- knead
- leaven
- liquidize
- malt
- marinade
- prep
- salt
- slow food
- spice
- stuffed
- sweeten
- thicken
- thin
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Phrasal verb(s)
cream sth/sb off