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Ream   /rim/   Listen
Ream

verb
(past & past part. reamed; pres. part. reaming)
1.
Squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer.
2.
Remove by making a hole or by boring.
3.
Enlarge with a reamer.



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"Ream" Quotes from Famous Books



... and a thousand other things. What a stupid, asinine creature is a lover, before the ice is broken, and what an eloquent, inspired animal, after the explosion! A lover may retire to his closet, and spoil a whole ream of paper with "raven locks," and "eyes' liquid azure," and "sweet girls," &c. Such an epicure creature as Natty Willis will befoul you a quire of foolscap before breakfast in that way—but let a stranger see the same lover in presence of his idol, ...
— An Old Sailor's Yarns • Nathaniel Ames


Words linked to "Ream" :   extract, quire, large indefinite quantity, definite quantity, large indefinite amount, withdraw, press out, express, reamer, remove, take away, take, enlarge


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