Cream - English meaning

noun

A formal request to be considered for a position or to be allowed to do or have something, submitted to an authority, institution, or organization.

Usage examples:

An application for leave

noun

A particular use

Usage examples:

[ u ] a letter of application, [ c ] i’ve sent off applications for four different jobs.

noun

An official request for a job, a place on a course, etc., usually in writing

Usage examples:

An application for sth we received over 250 applications for the post., make/submit an application …

noun

A fragrant cream or liquid used to heal or soothe the skin.

Usage examples:

A skin balm for use after shaving

noun

An oil that comes from particular tropical trees and is used especially to treat injuries or reduce pain

Usage examples:

A new skin balm

noun

Something that gives comfort

Usage examples:

Her gentle words were a balm to me.

adjective

Of the most excellent or desirable type or quality.

Usage examples:

The best midfielder in the country

adverb

To the highest degree; most (used with verbs suggesting a desirable action or state or a successful outcome).

Usage examples:

They named the pictures they liked best

noun

That which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable.

Usage examples:

Buy the best you can afford

noun

An act of choosing between two or more possibilities.

Usage examples:

The choice between good and evil

adjective

(especially of food) of very good quality.

Usage examples:

He picked some choice early plums

noun

An act of choosing; a decision

Usage examples:

[ c ] a difficult/easy choice, [ c ] when you’re trying to cut the budget deficit, you’ve got to ma…

adjective

(especially of food) of very good quality.

Usage examples:

He picked some choice early plums

noun

An act of choosing between two or more possibilities.

Usage examples:

The choice between good and evil

noun

An act or the possibility of choosing

Usage examples:

If the product doesn't work, you are given the choice of a refund or a replacement., make a choice …

adjective

Relating to treatment intended to restore or improve a person's appearance.

Usage examples:

Cosmetic surgery

noun

A preparation applied to the body, especially the face, to improve its appearance.

Usage examples:

The range covers everything from the latest cosmetics to skin and hair care

noun

Substances that you put on your face or body that are intended to improve your appearance

Usage examples:

We sell a wide range of cosmetics and toiletries at a very reasonable price.

adjective

Resembling cream in consistency or colour.

Usage examples:

Beat the sugar and egg yolks together until thick and creamy

adjective

Thick and smooth, like cream

adjective

Like cream or containing cream

Usage examples:

The chocolate mousse was smooth and creamy., a creamy sauce

verb

Choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting.

Usage examples:

He was elected as councillor

adjective

(of a person) chosen or singled out.

Usage examples:

Suddenly the student becomes convinced that he is among the elect, the wise, the few who are privy …

plural noun

People who are chosen or singled out.

Usage examples:

One of the century's elect

noun

A select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society.

Usage examples:

The elite of britain's armed forces

noun

Those people or organizations that are considered the best or most powerful compared to others of a similar type

Usage examples:

Elite female athletes

noun

The richest, most powerful, best educated, or best trained people in a particular group or society

Usage examples:

The corporate/financial/media elite

noun

A liquid for rubbing on the body to relieve pain from sprains and strains.

Usage examples:

A bottle of embrocation

noun

A liquid that is rubbed onto the body to reduce pain or stiffness in muscles

adjective

Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.

Usage examples:

A rich emollient shampoo

noun

A preparation that softens the skin.

Usage examples:

Always moisturize exposed skin with an effective emollient

noun

A cream or liquid that makes dry or sore skin softer or less painful

Usage examples:

An emollient cream, an emollient mood/tone

adjective

Of very high quality; very good of its kind.

Usage examples:

This was a fine piece of film-making

noun

Very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.

Usage examples:

It raises dust, separating fines from aggregate.

adverb

In a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well.

Usage examples:

‘and how's the job-hunting going?’ ‘oh, fine.’

noun

The seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly coloured corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals).

Usage examples:

The pistil and the stamen of the flowers are the specialized organs responsible for the reproductiv…

verb

(of a plant) produce flowers; bloom.

Usage examples:

Michaelmas daisies can flower as late as october

noun

The part of a plant that produces seeds, is often brightly colored, and sometimes has a pleasant smell, or a plant that produces this part

Usage examples:

Our shrubs flower in late summer.

noun

A a thick, clear, slightly sticky substance, especially one used in cosmetic or medicinal products.

Usage examples:

Hair gel

verb

(of a liquid or semi-liquid substance) set or become more solid.

Usage examples:

The stew is gelling

noun

An upper-class or well-bred girl or young woman.

Usage examples:

Fastidiously reared home counties gels

noun

A precious or semi-precious stone, especially when cut and polished or engraved.

Usage examples:

A pagoda embellished with precious gems

verb

Decorate with or as with gems.

Usage examples:

Tiny drops of sweat gemmed his forehead

noun

A jewel (= precious stone), especially when cut into a particular regular shape

noun

A hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal, often (especially formerly) used to make ornaments and other articles.

Usage examples:

A dagger with an ivory handle

noun

The hard white substance of the tusks (= long teeth growing outside the mouth) of some animals, such as elephants

Usage examples:

An ivory statue

noun

The hard yellowish-white substance that forms the tusks of some animals such as elephants, used especially in the past to make decorative objects

Usage examples:

Ivory is a softer material than you might imagine., a ban on ivory trading

noun

A precious stone, typically a single crystal or piece of a hard lustrous or translucent mineral cut into shape with flat facets or smoothed and polished for use as an ornament.

Usage examples:

Choose from two sparkling, glittering nail stickers sprinkled with rhinestones and jewels.

noun

A precious stone, such as a diamond or ruby, or a decorative object with such a stone or several stones in it

Usage examples:

A jewel necklace

noun

A precious stone that is used to decorate valuable objects

Usage examples:

She was wearing a large gold necklace set with jewels.

noun

An embrocation for rubbing on the body to relieve pain, especially one made with oil.

Usage examples:

One popular therapy at this time (which continues today in china) was the combination of anmo with …

noun

A liquid, usually containing alcohol, that is rubbed into the skin to reduce pain or stiffness in a joint (= place where two bones are connected)

noun

A thick, smooth liquid preparation designed to be applied to the skin for medicinal or cosmetic purposes.

Usage examples:

Itching can be relieved with calamine lotion or antihistamine tablets

noun

A liquid that is put on your skin in order to protect it, improve its condition, or make it smell pleasant

Usage examples:

[ u ] she applied some hand/suntan lotion and rubbed it in.

noun

A cosmetic preparation used to prevent dryness in the skin.

Usage examples:

Every night i take off my make-up with baby lotion and then put moisturizer on

noun

A thick liquid put on the skin to make it soft and less dry

Usage examples:

This new makeup protects and moisturizes the skin.

adjective

Having no match or equal; unrivalled.

Usage examples:

He is a nonpareil storyteller

noun

An unrivalled or matchless person or thing.

Usage examples:

A great player, britain's nonpareil of the 1980s

adjective

Better than any other

Usage examples:

Her nonpareil beauty, [ after noun ] he was the teacher nonpareil., she was, he was convinced, the …

noun

A white colour with a little grey or yellow in it

Usage examples:

The walls were painted off white., she was wearing a dark blue miniskirt with an off-white cotton b…

noun

A smooth oily substance that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic.

Usage examples:

He rubbed some ointment on his leg

noun

A thick, oily substance, usually containing medicine, that is put on skin where you feel sore or on an injury

Usage examples:

[ u ] germicidal ointment

noun

A thick, soft, moist substance typically produced by mixing dry ingredients with a liquid.

Usage examples:

Blend onions, sugar, and oil to a paste

verb

Coat with paste.

Usage examples:

When coating walls with fabric, paste the wall, not the fabric

noun

A thick, wet substance used for sticking things together, or any soft, wet mixture of powder and liquid

Usage examples:

Use paste, glue, or tape to attach the pictures., tomato paste, she pasted a heart onto the valenti…

noun

A hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-grey, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusc and highly prized as a gem.

Usage examples:

A linen garment decorated with pearls

verb

Form drops resembling pearls.

Usage examples:

Raindrops pearled on water-soaked windowpanes

noun

Another term for picot.

adjective

Resembling a pearl in lustre or colour.

Usage examples:

Nice pearly teeth

noun

Pearly kings and queens.

Usage examples:

Her mum and dad had been pearlies

adjective

White and shiny, like a pearl

Usage examples:

Pearly white teeth

phrase

The best person or thing, or the best people or things, from a group of similar people or things

Usage examples:

Send in your poems and we'll publish the best of the bunch., it has to be said that the title song …

noun

A scented ointment or oil applied to the hair.

Usage examples:

Style your hair with a quasi-mohawk, by adding pomade to emphasize the hair in the middle of your h…

verb

Apply pomade to.

Usage examples:

He used to pomade his hair

noun

A substance containing oil or wax, used to make hair shine or to give it a particular style

noun

The action or process of preparing or being prepared for use or consideration.

Usage examples:

The preparation of a draft contract

noun

The state of being ready for something that will happen, or an action taken to become ready

Usage examples:

[ u ] the teacher said my preparation for the exam was inadequate., [ c ] by the next morning our p…

noun

A thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of an outstanding achievement.

Usage examples:

Britain's most prestigious prize for contemporary art

adjective

Having been or likely to be awarded a prize in a competition.

Usage examples:

A prize bull

verb

Value extremely highly.

Usage examples:

The berries were prized for their healing properties

verb

Apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion.

Usage examples:

She rubbed her arm, where she had a large bruise

noun

An act of rubbing.

Usage examples:

She pulled out a towel and gave her head a quick rub

abbreviation

Russian rouble(s).

noun

An ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection.

Usage examples:

The wound should be washed with water and then a salve applied

verb

Soothe (wounded pride or one's conscience).

Usage examples:

Charity salves our conscience

verb

Archaic term for salvage.

Usage examples:

This gun was salved, having lain nearly 100 years below the sea

noun

The best people in a group or the best type of a particular thing

Usage examples:

She was hoping to attract the crème de la crème of the art world to her exhibition.

noun

→  crown jewel

noun

The highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something.

Usage examples:

Doreen stood at the top of the stairs

adjective

Highest in position, rank, or degree.

Usage examples:

The top button of his shirt

verb

Exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than.

Usage examples:

Losses are expected to top £100 m this year

noun

The highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something.

Usage examples:

Doreen stood at the top of the stairs

verb

Exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than.

Usage examples:

Losses are expected to top £100 m this year

adverb

Short for topspin.

noun

A quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects.

Usage examples:

The ransom was to be paid in diamonds and treasure

verb

Keep carefully (a valuable or valued item).

Usage examples:

My mother gave me the ring and i'll treasure it always

noun

Great wealth, esp. in the form of a store of gold, silver, precious stones, or money

Usage examples:

[ u ] pirates are said to have buried treasure there., [ c ] jazz is america’s national treasure., …

noun

The action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investiture as a monarch.

Usage examples:

Following the designation process, halpern and long see an underlying mythos that ritual unction ou…

noun

The act of putting holy oil or water on someone in a religious ceremony, in order to make them holy or give them holy responsibilities

Usage examples:

They were waiting for the priest to administer the sacrament of unction (last rites)., napoleon kne…

noun

The act of putting holy oil or water on someone in a religious ceremony, in order to make them holy or give them holy responsibilities

Usage examples:

They were waiting for the priest to administer the sacrament of unction (last rites)., napoleon kne…

noun

A soft greasy or viscous substance used as ointment or for lubrication.

Usage examples:

Traditionally perfumes were made from plant and animal substances and prepared in the form of water…

noun

A thick substance, usually with a pleasant smell, used to treat skin problems or make the skin soft

Usage examples:

She smelled powerfully of bath salts and unguents.

adjective

Almost white in colour

Usage examples:

Whitish-grey walls