cream

1. The best people or things in a group (synset 108403766)
   "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
   is a type of: elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
   same as: pick
2. The part of milk containing the butterfat (synset 107863174)
   is a type of: dairy product - milk and butter and cheese
   subtypes:

   • clotted cream, devonshire cream - thick cream made from scalded milk
   • double creme, heavy whipping cream - cream with a fat content of 48% or more
   • heavy cream - contains more than 36% butterfat
   • coffee cream, light cream, single cream - cream that has at least 18% butterfat
   • sour cream, soured cream - artificially soured light cream
   • light whipping cream, whipping cream - cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
3. 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 (synset 103133170)
   is a type of: toilet articles, toiletry - artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)
   subtypes:

   • cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream - a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin
   • hand cream - moisturizing cream for the hands
   • lanolin - an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)
   • nard, spikenard - an aromatic ointment used in antiquity
   • sun blocker, sunblock, sunscreen - a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
   same as: emollient, ointment

1. Make creamy by beating (synset 201420691)
   "Cream the butter"
   referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
   is a type of: beat, scramble - stir vigorously
2. Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight (synset 201415566)
   "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
   is a type of: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
   same as: bat, clobber, drub, lick, thrash
   verb group: flail, lam, thrash, thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hard
3. Put on cream, as on one's face or body (synset 201367186)
   "She creams her face every night"
   is a type of: apply, put on - apply to a surface
4. Remove from the surface (synset 201263582)
   "skim cream from the surface of milk"
   is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
   same as: cream off, skim, skim off
5. Add cream to one's coffee, for example (synset 200171352)
   is a type of: modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme

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