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Cream Expressions Society British Athletes Refer People Things

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C____ is used in expressions such as the cream of society and the cream of British athletes to refer to the best people or things of a particular kind .Cream is used in expressions such as the cream of society and the cream of British athletes to refer to the best people or things of a particular kind .
The Ball was attended by the cream of Hollywood society.
...the cream of Chicago's 200 jazz and blues clubs.
word cream
full-definition
noun
Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts .
...strawberries and cream.
Cream is used in the names of soups that contain cream or milk.
...cream of mushroom soup.
A cream is a substance that you rub into your skin, for example to keep it soft or to heal or protect it.
Gently apply the cream to the affected areas.
...sun protection creams.
Cream is used in expressions such as the cream of society and the cream of British athletes to refer to the best people or things of a particular kind .
The Ball was attended by the cream of Hollywood society.
...the cream of Chicago's 200 jazz and blues clubs.
other
colour
Something that is cream is yellowish-white in colour.
...cream silk stockings.
...a cream-coloured Persian cat.
inflections creamscreamingcreamed
cefr-level A1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1

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