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ream
v.
create a hole with a reamer, enlarge a hole with a reamer
n.
quantity of 500 sheets of paper; large quantity of writing paper
Ream
ream
Noun
1. a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"
(hypernym) large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
2. a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
(hypernym) definite quantity
(part-meronym) quire
Verb
1. squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"
(hypernym) press out, express, extract
(derivation) reamer, juicer, juice reamer
2. remove by making a hole with a reamer; "ream paper"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
3. enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"
(hypernym) enlarge
(derivation) reamer
Ream
(v. t.)
To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. i.)
To cream; to mantle.
(n.)
Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale.
(n.)
A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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