ream
Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.
Is ream a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of ream?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.Northern-EnglandScotlandUKdialectal
verb (English)
1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cream; mantle; foam; froth.Examples: "a huge pewter measuring pot […] which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret"Northern-EnglandScotlandUKdialectal
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.Synonyms: rimetransitive
2. (transitive) To remove (material) by reaming.transitive
3. (transitive) To remove burrs and debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole) using a tool.Synonyms: rimetransitive
4. (slang, vulgar, by extension from sense of enlarging a hole) To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way.Synonyms: dig outbroadlyslangvulgar
5. (slang) To yell at or berate.Synonyms: ream outslang
noun (English)
1. (chiefly in the plural) An abstract large amount of something.Examples: "I can't go – I still have reams of work left."Synonyms: bunch, load, pile, abundance, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatloadin-plural
Definition source: Wiktionary