Synonyms of 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 articles

usage: 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

Verb


1. cream, beat, scramble

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

2. cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish

usage: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

3. cream, put on, apply

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

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

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

5. cream, modify

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

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Definition and meaning of cream (Dictionary)