ream

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English rēam.

[edit] Noun

Singular
ream

Plural
uncountable

ream (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete except in dialects) The cream of milk.
  2. (obsolete except in dialects) A froth or scum.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old French raime (French rame), from Arabic رزمة (rizma) ‘bundle’.

[edit] Noun

Singular
ream

Plural
reams

ream (plural reams)

  1. A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually containing 500 sheets.
  2. An abstract large amount of something.
    I can't go - I still have reams of work left.
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[edit] Etymology 3

Unknown origin.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to ream

Third person singular
reams

Simple past
reamed

Past participle
reamed

Present participle
reaming

to ream (third-person singular simple present reams, present participle reaming, simple past and past participle reamed)

  1. To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider.
  2. To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
  3. To remove (material) by reaming.
  4. To remove burrs and debris from a freshly bored hole.
  5. (slang) To yell at or berate.
  6. (slang) To perform anilingus.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

ream f.

  1. accusative singular of rea

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Germanic *rauwma-. Cognate with Middle Low German rōm (Dutch room), Old High German roum (German Rahm), Old Norse rjúmi (Icelandic rjómi, Norwegian rømme).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ræːɑm/

[edit] Noun

rēam m.

  1. cream

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[edit] Scots

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[edit] Noun

ream (uncountable)

Singular
ream

Plural
uncountable

  1. (food): cream
  2. (ointment): cream