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The correct spelling is ream.

How to pronounce ream

/ɹiːm/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
  2. 2.A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.
  3. 3.(chiefly in the plural) An abstract large amount of something.

verb

  1. 1.To cream; mantle; foam; froth.
  2. 2.To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider.
  3. 3.To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
  4. 4.To remove (material) by reaming.
  5. 5.To remove burrs and debris from a freshly bored hole.

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