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Rareream
The correct spelling is ream.
How to pronounce ream
/ɹiːm/
nounIPA: /ɹiːm/
Say it like: Ree-m
The correct spelling is ream. Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general. For example: "I can't go – I still have reams of work left."
Usage Examples
“I can't go – I still have reams of work left.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
- 2.A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.
- 3.(chiefly in the plural) 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 shape or form, especially using a reamer.
- 4.To remove (material) by reaming.
- 5.To remove burrs and debris from a freshly bored hole.
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