Ream

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create a hole with a reamer, enlarge a hole with a reamer
 
n. quantity of 500 sheets of paper; large quantity of writing paper


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Ream can refer to these things:a paper ream is a unit of 500 sheets of paper.widening a hole in metal with a reamer or to open a seam for caulkingraw creamThe act of damaging the rectum during anal sex. or this person:Vinnie Ream, an American sculptor also a swimming pool in PA:Ream Swimming Pool
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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


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
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.
  

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