ream
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/ÉšiËm/
English
Definitions
noun
- Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
verb
- To cream; mantle; foam; froth.
verb
- To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider.
- To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
- To remove (material) by reaming.
- To remove burrs and debris from a freshly bored hole.
noun
- A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.
- (chiefly in the plural) An abstract large amount of something.âI can't go â I still have reams of work left.â
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