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Synonyms for cream

Most common

ointment emollient yellow

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Emollient

emollient, ointment

Verb

2. Skim

skim, skim off

Other

breed

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.

    Take 100 ml of cream and 50 grams of sugar…

  2. v. 1

    To puree, to blend with a liquifying process.

    Cream the vegetables with the olive oil, flour, salt and water mixture.

  3. v. 2

    To turn a yellowish white color; to give something the color of cream.

Forms

Plural
creams → emollients, ointments, flowers, yellows…
Past participle
creamed
e.g. creamed → licked, batted, clobbered, thrashed…

Example sentences

  • ointment Have you ever massaged your legs with this ointment?
  • yellow The big, yellow bus came hurtling down the street.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
creamrising
ointmentsteady
emollientrising
yellowsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bat1
4 letters
pick1, lick1, scum1, skim1, ream1, drub1
5 letters
prime1, breed1, gruel2
6 letters
yellow2, flower2, thrash1
7 letters
clobber2
8 letters
ointment2
9 letters
emollient
12 letters
quintessence3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gruel2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
crème
Italiano
panna
Español
crema
Deutsch
Raum
Català
crema