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noun fatty part of milk ADJ. clotted, thick, whipped | double, single | fresh | sour/soured | pouring, whipping QUANT. dollop She piled great dollops of cream onto her apple pie. VERB + CREAM beat, whip, whisk Whisk the cream and icing sugar together. | fill sth with, serve sth with, top sth with Fill the meringues with whipped cream. CREAM + VERB go off This cream's gone off! CREAM + NOUN bun, cake, cheese, sauce | tea (= a meal of tea with scones with jam and cream) PHRASES and/with cream We had strawberries and cream for pudding.FOOD substance that you rub into your skin ADJ. face, hand | day, night She was massaging night cream into her face and neck. | antiseptic, barrier, cleansing, shaving, sun VERB + CREAM apply, massage, put on Put a little antiseptic cream on the grazed skin.
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cream
types of cream
single cream
British English (= thin cream that you can pour easily )
double cream
British English , heavy cream American English (= thick cream )
whipping cream
(= that becomes thick when you beat it )
clotted cream
British English (= very thick cream that you cannot pour )
sour/soured cream
(= with a slightly sour taste – used in cooking )
fresh cream
• Use about 100ml of fresh cream.
thick cream
British English
• Pour some thick cream over the strawberries.
whipped cream
(= made thick and light by beating it )
verbs
whip/whisk/beat the cream
(= make it thicker by beating it )
• Whip the cream until it is thick and light.
serve something with cream
• Serve the apple tart warm with thick cream.
cream + NOUN
a cream cake/bun
British English (= a cake with cream inside )
a cream tea
British English (= tea with small cakes called scones, that you eat with cream and jam )
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