Collocations for cream - noun
1. fatty part of milk
ADJ.
clotted, thick, whipped | double, single | fresh | sour/soured | pouring, whipping
QUANT.
dollop
She piled great dollops of cream onto her apple pie.
She piled great dollops of cream onto her apple pie.
VERB + CREAM
beat, whip, whisk
Whisk the cream and icing sugar together.
Whisk the cream and icing sugar together.
fill sth with, serve sth with, top sth with
Fill the meringues with whipped cream.
Fill the meringues with whipped cream.
CREAM + VERB
go off
This cream''s gone off!
This cream''s gone off!
CREAM + NOUN
bun, cake, cheese, sauce | tea
(= a meal of tea with scones with jam and cream)
(= a meal of tea with scones with jam and cream)
PHRASES
and/with cream
We had strawberries and cream for pudding.
We had strawberries and cream for pudding.
2. substance that you rub into your skin
ADJ.
face, hand | day, night
She was massaging night cream into her face and neck.
She was massaging night cream into her face and neck.
antiseptic, barrier, cleansing, shaving, sun
VERB + CREAM
apply, massage, put on
Put a little antiseptic cream on the grazed skin.
Put a little antiseptic cream on the grazed skin.