cream
- noun
- /krim/
- Informal
- They don't understand, though, that the cream always rises to the top.
- the cream of the crop
Examples
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At the talent show, only the cream of the participants received awards for their outstanding performances.
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Its members included the cream of the national and even international media.
Fiction book (1996) -
What would the cream of Washington Society make of you, My Dear?
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Chinese students in the United States represent the cream of Chinese higher education after the cultural revolution.
Academic text (1991) -
But I know that people like you are the cream of the crop, not those born with a silver spoon in their mouths.
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The cream of the city's most luminous residents.
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In my opinion, the cream of the crop, a couple that proudly proclaims Stepford the American way of love.
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This committee is composed of the cream of the industry, featuring the most talented experts.
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The festival attracted the cream of local artists, showcasing their best works for the community.
Synonyms
The very best people or things in a group
The best or most wanted one in a group, like the strongest puppy
The person or thing that is better than all others in a group
A person who is better than all others in a group
A person who is the best or most admired in a group
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A thick white food made from milk with a slightly sour taste used as a topping or in cooking
- US
A cold sweet drink with milk, chocolate syrup, and soda water, without egg or cream
A cold sweet dessert made from milk and strawberries, often with small fruit pieces
A thick smooth soup that people make from mushrooms and milk or cream and use in casseroles
A thick, rich dairy spread made by heating milk and letting the cream rise and thicken on top
Ice cream with three or more side-by-side layers of different flavors like vanilla, chocolate and strawberry
A dairy product with medium fat that you can beat until light and fluffy and is lighter than heavy cream
How Good
Surface Forms
Etymology
The idea of cream meaning 'the best' comes from real cream rising to the top of milk, where the richest part sits. So the 'cream' of a group is the very best people or things.