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In some senses, ream is marked as slang, vulgar, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ream
/ɹiːm/
verb 6noun 3name 1
Collocations
2REAM + NOUN
paper, printer
ADV.
exactly
Definitions
noun
1
Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
verb
1
To cream; mantle; foam; froth.
a huge pewter measuring pot […] which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret
verb
1
To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.
2
To remove (material) by reaming.
3
To remove burrs and debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole) using a tool.
4
To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
5
To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way.
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a huge pewter measuring pot […] which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret
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I can't go – I still have reams of work left.
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A large language model (LLM), the technology underpinning chatbots like ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude, is a type of neural network, a computer program different from typical software. By feeding it re
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She got us exactly one ream of printer paper, which in our office will last about five hours.
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