cream

Noun

• 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

• the part of milk containing the butterfat

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

Verb

• add cream to one's coffee, for example

• remove from the surface
  • skim cream from the surface of milk
    

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

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

• make creamy by beating
  • Cream the butter
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ointment , emollient , pick , skim , skim off , cream off , bat , clobber , drub , thrash , lick