Synonyms for cream

Noun

1. cream, pick, elite, elite group

usage: the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"

2. cream, dairy product

usage: the part of milk containing the butterfat

3. cream, ointment, emollient, toiletry, toilet article, toiletries

usage: toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin

Verb

1. cream, beat, scramble

usage: make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter"

2. cream, put on, apply

usage: put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night"

3. skim, skim off, cream off, cream, remove, take, take away, withdraw, cream off

usage: remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"

4. cream, modify

usage: add cream to one's coffee, for example