cream

/kriːm/ noun

Definition

FOOD [U] › a thick, yellowish-white liquid that is taken from milk: raspberries and cream

FOR SKIN [C, U] › a soft substance that you rub into your skin to make it softer or less painful: face/hand cream

COLOUR [U] › a yellowish-white colour

the cream of sth › the best people or things in a particular group: the cream of Milan's designers → See also ice cream

(Definition of cream noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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