cream

Everyday

1. Cream is the thick, fatty part of milk. It is used to make butter, cakes and ice cream. tree →
2. A cream is a soft thick stuff you rub on your skin, like sun cream. tree →
3. Cream is a pale yellow-white colour. tree →
4. To cream butter and sugar is to mix them until soft. tree →
5. The cream of something is the best part of it. tree →

In the lessons

mostly in «ice cream»: cones, scoops or tubs that are counted or bought; also an amount of cream in a recipe; in everyday life and safety: put on sun cream before going out in the sun; in cooking: whipped cream on desserts, strawberries and cream; phrases: «ice cream», «sun cream», «whipped cream», «the cream of the crop» (the very best)

Examples

• An ice cream cone costs 2 dollars. tree →
• Each cone has 3 scoops of ice cream. tree →
• The recipe needs 200 millilitres of cream. tree →
• They sold 45 ice creams on Monday. tree →
• Put on sun cream before you go to the beach. tree →
• We had strawberries and cream at the picnic. tree →
• Cream the butter and sugar together. tree →
• She painted her room cream. tree →
• These pupils are the cream of the school's runners. tree →
• "This good, rich milk," she mused, "will give me plenty of cream to churn. tree →

Note

Carries no clue. In «ice cream» it is part of the thing counted or the item bought; look for the price or number beside it. Cream (stuff) is uncountable; «ice creams» can be counted as servings. Measured in millilitres or cups.

In Jewish tradition

In the Psalm it means smoothness. A false friend's speech is smooth as cream, but he means war.

Interpretation. The verse warns that kind words can hide a bad heart. Tradition values speech that matches inner intention.

Examples

• Smoother than cream were the speeches of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet were they keen-edged swords. (Writings PSA.55.22, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Carries no clue. In «ice cream» it is part of the thing counted or the item bought; look for the price or number beside it. Cream (stuff) is uncountable; «ice creams» can be counted as servings. Measured in millilitres or cups.