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How to pronounce ream in English?

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Type Words
Type of large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity


he wrote reams and reams.
Type Words
Type of definite quantity
Type Words
Type of enlarge
Derivation reamer


ream a hole.
Type Words
Type of withdraw, remove, take, take away


the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment.
Type Words
Type of express, press out, extract
Derivation reamer


ream oranges.

Examples of ream

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Place in an ice-ream maker and churn, following the manufacturer's instructions.
From the telegraph.co.uk
For truly addicted gardeners, you might want to invest in a whole ream of paper.
From the newsobserver.com
Ream him out and report his inappropriate comments to whoever assigns the games.
From the guardian.co.uk
If you chose 100 percent recycled content, you would pay 35 percent more per ream.
From the theepochtimes.com
However, a ream of paper was wasted when I tried to print at work during the week.
From the guardian.co.uk
Ream also was the area's best finisher a year ago when he also placed third at 145.
From the stltoday.com
Ream is not the only area coach sorting through assignments right about now.
From the stltoday.com
Ream and the Blackcats won't have to wait much longer to discover how things turn out.
From the stltoday.com
There are 500 sheets in a ream of paper and a box holds 10 reams of paper.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • Squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"
  • A large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"
  • A quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
  • Remove by making a hole or by boring; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"
  • Ream is a textual, screen-based email client developed by Paul Dourish at the Center for Speech Technology Research at the University of Edinburgh. Initially developed in 1986, it was one of the standard email clients for the university and was in use throughout the campus for around ten years. ...
  • A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually containing 500 sheets; An abstract large amount of something; To cream; mantle; foam; froth
  • 500 sheets of paper.
  • A number of sheets of paper, commonly either 480 or 500 according to grade.
  • Certain number of sheets of paper, wrapped in protecting paper.