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reams

/ɹiːmz/

reams is the plural of ream.

reams is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ream.

Meaning of ream

Noun (1)

ream

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.

Noun (2)

ream (plural reams)

  1. (broadly, figuratively, in plural) An extremely large quantity of documents, data, or information that supports a claim, investigation, or case.
    • The accountants requested reams of financial records.
  2. (broadly, in plural) An abstract large amount of something.
    • I can't go – I still have reams of work left.

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Phrases with reams

Words that rhyme with reams

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Questions about reams

What is reams the plural of?
Reams is the plural of ream.
How do you pronounce reams?
Reams is pronounced /ɹiːmz/.

Words near reams in the dictionary

  1. reamputated
  2. reamputates
  3. reamputating
  4. reamputation
  5. reamputations
  6. reams
  7. reams out
  8. Reamsdale
  9. reamsful
  10. reamuse
  11. reamused

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