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English to English noun
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a large quantity of written matter |  | Example: he wrote reams and reams
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires | | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale. | | source: webster1913
| 4 |
A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets. | | source: webster1913 verb
| 5 |
squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer | | Example: ream oranges
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
remove by making a hole or by boring | | Example: the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment
source: wordnet30
| 7 |
enlarge with a reamer | | Example: ream a hole
source: wordnet30
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To cream; to mantle. | | source: webster1913
| 9 |
To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments. | | source: webster1913
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To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer. | | source: webster1913
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