cream

nouns

the best people or things in a group

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

cream, pick

the part of milk containing the butterfat

cream

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

milk and butter and cheese

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

cream, emollient, ointment

make creamy by beating

"Cream the butter"

cream

domain category

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

"cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

is a type of (narrower)

stir vigorously

"beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

"We licked the other team on Sunday!"

bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash

put on cream, as on one's face or body

"She creams her face every night"

cream

is a type of (narrower)

apply to a surface

"She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"

remove from the surface

"skim cream from the surface of milk"

cream, cream off, skim, skim off