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cream noun
/kriːm/ n Definition
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[U] the thick yellowish-white liquid that forms on the top of milkstrawberries and cream
Do you like cream in your coffee?
UK a cream cake (= cake with cream in it)
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[U] the colour of cream•
[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.
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[C] a type of sweet which is soft insidechocolate/peppermint creams
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[U] a thick liquid used for cleaning thingscream cleaner
cream of mushroom/tomato, etc. soup
soup that has been made into a smooth thick liquid and usually has cream in it
(Definition of cream noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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