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ream 1
(rēm)n.
1. A quantity of paper, formerly 480 sheets, now 500 sheets or, in a printer's ream, 516 sheets.
2. often reams A very large amount: reams of work to do.
[Middle English rem, from Old French rayme, reme, ultimately (perhaps via Old Catalan raima, from Andalusian colloquial Arabic *razma) from Arabic rizma, bundle, from razama, to bundle; see rzm in Semitic roots.]
ream 2
(rēm)tr.v. reamed, ream·ing, reams
Phrasal Verb: 1. To form, shape, taper, or enlarge (a hole or bore, for example) with a reamer or similar implement.
2. To remove (material) by this process.
3. To squeeze the juice out of (fruit) with a reamer.
4. Vulgar Slang To penetrate sexually.
ream out
To criticize or reprimand severely: reamed me out for being late.
[Possibly from Middle English remen, to make room, variant of rimen, from Old English rȳman; see reuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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ream
(riːm)n
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a number of sheets of paper, formerly 480 sheets (short ream), now 500 sheets (long ream) or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream). One ream is equal to 20 quires
2. (often plural) informal a large quantity, esp of written matter: he wrote reams.
[C14: from Old French raime, from Spanish rezma, from Arabic rizmah bale]
ream
(riːm)vb (tr)
1. to enlarge (a hole) by use of a reamer
2. US to extract (juice) from (a citrus fruit) using a reamer
[C19: perhaps from C14 remen to open up, from Old English rӯman to widen]
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ream1
(rim)n.
1. a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets.
2. Usu., reams. a large quantity, as of writing.
[1350–1400; Middle English rem(e) < Middle French reime, rame < Sp rezma < Arabic rizmah bale]
ream2
(rim)v.t.
1. to enlarge to desired size (a previously bored hole) by means of a reamer.
2. to remove or press out with a reamer.
3. to extract the juice from: to ream an orange.
4. Slang. to cheat; defraud.
[1805–15; orig. uncertain]
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ream
- Used to be 480 sheets of paper and is now 500.See also related terms for sheet.
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Ream
a bale or bundle of clothes or paper; specifically, today, 500 sheets; a large amount of paper, 1392.Examples: ream of ballads, 1630; of bloom, 1699; of modern plays, 1814; of nonsense; of rhyme, 1839; of writing paper, 1689.
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Past participle: reamed
Gerund: reaming
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ream
A unit of volume, used to measure paper in bulk. One ream equals about 500 sheets.
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| Noun | 1. |  ream - a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
| 2. | ream - a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires definite quantity - a specific measure of amount quire - a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets | |
| Verb | 1. | ream - squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges" |
| 2. | ream - remove by making a hole or by boring; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" ream - enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole" | |
| 3. | ream - enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole" enlarge - make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds" ream - remove by making a hole or by boring; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment" |
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Translations
رُزْمَة وَرَق
rys
ris
riisi
rizsma
rís
stopa
480'lik kağıt topu
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1 [riːm] N [of paper] → resma f reams (fig) → montones mplream
2 [riːm] VT (Tech) (also ream out) → escariarCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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(riːm) noun a measure for paper, equal to 480 sheets.
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