Food / A2

KREEM/kriːm/

Cream is the thick, pale part of milk, used in cooking and on puddings: whipped cream, ice cream, cream with fruit. Ice cream is a set compound. Cream is also a medical or cosmetic paste: sun cream, face cream. Uncountable for the food: some cream, a pot of cream. Do not pluralise it for the dairy product.

Meaning

The thick, pale part of milk, often used in cooking or on puddings.

Examples

• “Would you like cream with your fruit?”
• “The pudding is served with cream.”
• “Put some cream on that dry skin.”

Good to know

whipped / ice cream. Uncountable food. Also: sun cream.

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