Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ream

2 senses of ream

Sense 1
ream -- (a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams")
       => large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount -- (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)

Sense 2
ream -- (a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires)
       => definite quantity -- (a specific measure of amount)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ream

3 senses of ream

Sense 1
ream -- (squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges")
       => press out, express, extract -- (obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it")

Sense 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, take away, withdraw -- (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")

Sense 3
ream -- (enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole")
       => enlarge -- (make larger; "She enlarged the flower beds")