to cream
- verb
- /krim/
- I'll cold-cream their faces and be right back.
- cream your face
- cream your back
And I'm going to cream contour.
- And I'm going to cream contour.
- Tiny putting that creamy on that baby's back, creaming that baby up by put a little bit of chunky on his soft neck.
Examples
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He turned back to the girls, who stood clutching their morning wraps, their hair wrapped in great swathes of flannel, their faces oiled and creamed.
Fiction book (1994) -
Mama got ready for bed like she was in a trance—brushing her teeth, creaming her face with Noxzema, taking a lot of pills.
Fiction book (1997) -
All right, I am going to cream contour the nose.
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After applying sunscreen, don't forget to cream your shoulders to prevent sunburn.
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Before going to bed, she remembers to cream her face with a moisturizing lotion.
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He was advised to cream the affected area with a medicated ointment for relief.
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
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
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Etymology
To cream (apply cream) simply uses the name of the substance; to cream an area is to put that thick, soft substance on the skin. That's why the verb means putting a skin product in place.