ream.
Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
Meaning & usage
Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English rem, reme, from Old English rēam (“cream”), from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz (“cream”), from Proto-Indo-European *réwgʰmn̥ (“to sour [milk]”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Room (“cream”), West Frisian rjemme (“cream”), Dutch room (“cream”), German Low German Rahm, Rohm (“cream”), German Rahm (“cream”), Swedish römme (“cream”), Norwegian rømme (“sour cream”), Faroese rómi (“cream”), Icelandic rjómi (“cream”). See also ramekin.
To cream; mantle; foam; froth.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English rem, reme, from Old English rēam (“cream”), from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz (“cream”), from Proto-Indo-European *réwgʰmn̥ (“to sour [milk]”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Room (“cream”), West Frisian rjemme (“cream”), Dutch room (“cream”), German Low German Rahm, Rohm (“cream”), German Rahm (“cream”), Swedish römme (“cream”), Norwegian rømme (“sour cream”), Faroese rómi (“cream”), Icelandic rjómi (“cream”). See also ramekin.
To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.
To remove (material) by reaming.
To remove burrs and debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole) using a tool.
To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way.
To yell at or berate.
Where this word comes from
Etymology uncertain, possibly a variant of rime (etymology 4) with the East Anglian and Kentish development of Old English /yː/ to /eː/ (the modern spelling would thus be unetymologically for *reem). Doublet of room. Cognates * Dutch ruimen (“to empty, evacuate”) * German räumen (“to make room”) * Icelandic rýma (“to make room, clear”).
A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets. An extremely large quantity of documents, data, or information that supports a claim, investigation, or case.
A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets. An abstract large amount of something.
I can't go – I still have reams of work left.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English reme, from Old French raime, rayme (“ream”) (French rame), from Catalan raima (“ream”), from Arabic رِزْمَة (rizma, “bundle”).
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