Ream

[riːm] or [rim]

Definition

(noun.) a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires.

(noun.) a large quantity of written matter; 'he wrote reams and reams'.

(verb.) enlarge with a reamer; 'ream a hole'.

(verb.) remove by making a hole or by boring; 'the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment'.

(verb.) squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; 'ream oranges'.

Checked by Dale--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale.

(v. i.) To cream; to mantle.

(v. t.) To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.

(n.) A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.

(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.

Editor: Thea

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Twenty quires.

Typed by Clyde

Definition

v.t. to stretch: to enlarge by a rotatory cutter.—ns. Ream′er; Ream′ing-bit.

v.i. (prov.) to cream: to froth.—n. Ream′iness.—adj. Ream′y.

n. a quantity of paper consisting of 20 quires of 24 sheets.

Typed by Angelo