Definition of cream

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • cream is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • cream is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • cream is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of cream


  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. emollient
    2. ointment
  • the best people or things in a group (noun)

    Examples

    1. the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War

    Synonyms

    1. pick
  • beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bat
    2. clobber
    3. drub
    4. lick
    5. thrash
  • remove from the surface (verb)

    Examples

    1. skim cream from the surface of milk

    Synonyms

    1. cream off
    2. skim
    3. skim off
  • add cream to one's coffee, for example (verb)
  • make creamy by beating (verb)
  • put on cream, as on one's face or body (verb)

    Examples

    1. She creams her face every night
  • the part of milk containing the butterfat (noun)

See definition of cream in Merriam Webster