I.
noun
1 fatty part of milk
ADJECTIVE
▪ clotted , thick , whipped
▪ double ( BrE ), heavy ( AmE )
▪ single ( BrE )
▪ fresh
▪ sour , soured
▪ sweet ( AmE )
▪ pouring ( BrE ), whipping
… OF CREAM
▪ dollop
▪
She piled great dollops of ~ onto her apple pie.
VERB + CREAM
▪ beat , whip , whisk
▪
Whisk the ~ and sugar together.
▪ fill sth with , serve sth with , top sth with
▪
Fill the meringues with whipped ~.
CREAM + VERB
▪ go off ( BrE )
▪
This cream's gone off!
CREAM + NOUN
▪ bun ( BrE ), cake ( BrE ), cheese , puff , sauce
▪ tea (= a meal of tea with scones with jam and cream) ( BrE )
PHRASES
▪ and ~ , with ~
▪
We had strawberries and ~ for dessert.
2 substance that you rub into your skin
ADJECTIVE
▪ face , hand
▪ day , night
▪
She was massaging night ~ into her face and neck.
▪ anti-wrinkle , barrier , cleansing , moisturizing , shaving , sun ( esp. BrE )
▪ antibiotic , anti-fungal , antiseptic , steroid
▪ topical
▪
a topical antibiotic ~
▪ over-the-counter ( esp. AmE )
VERB + CREAM
▪ apply , massage , put on
▪
Put a little antiseptic ~ on the grazed skin.
II.
verb
Cream is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ butter , ↑ margarine