/kriːm/

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Meaning

The thick, rich part of milk, often eaten with fruit or cake.

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Word origin

From Old French cresme, which mixed Late Latin cramum with chrisma, an oil used in church.

Origin
Old French
Root
cresme

Examples

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"Cream" is uncountable, so it has no plural here.

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Cream is thicker and richer than milk.

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Beaten cream is called "whipped cream".

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This word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 11: cream, murderer, usual and 7 more words.