noun cream; also, the cream or froth on ale.
2. ream ·vt to stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.
3. ream ·vi to cream; to mantle.
4. ream ·noun a bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.
5. ream ·vt to bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer.