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ream

Pronunciation: /ɹiːm/

The English word “ream” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
  2. An extremely large quantity of documents, data, or information that supports a claim, investigation, or case.
  3. An abstract large amount of something.

verb

  1. To cream; mantle; foam; froth.
  2. To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.
  3. To remove (material) by reaming.
  4. To remove burrs and debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole) using a tool.
  5. To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
  6. To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way.
  7. To yell at or berate.

Etymology

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…

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