n. 1 fatty part of milk. 2 its yellowishwhite colour. 3 creamlike cosmetic etc. 4 food or drink like or containing cream. 5 (usu. prec. by the) best part of something. v. 1 take cream from (milk). 2 make creamy. 3 treat (the skin etc.) with cosmetic cream. 0 form a cream or scum. adj. pale yellowish white. .n cream off take (esp. the best part) from a whole. [Latin cramum and Church Latin chrisma oil for anointing] cream cheese n. soft rich cheese made from cream and unskimmed milk. creamer n. 1 creamsubstitute for adding to coffee. 2 jug for cream.
