cream

Meanings

• the best people or things in a group
  • "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
• the part of milk containing the butterfat
• 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
• make creamy by beating
  • "Cream the butter"
• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
• put on cream, as on one's face or body
  • "She creams her face every night"
• remove from the surface
  • "skim cream from the surface of milk"
• add cream to one's coffee, for example

Synonyms

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