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ream
1[ reem ]
noun
- a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets printer's ream, or perfect ream.
- Usually reams. a large quantity:
He has written reams of poetry.
ream
2[ reem ]
verb (used with object)
- to enlarge to desired size (a previously bored hole) by means of a reamer.
- to clear with a reamer; remove or press out by reaming.
- to extract the juice from:
to ream an orange.
- Slang.
- to scold or reprimand severely (usually followed by out ).
- to cheat; defraud.
ream
1/ riːm /
noun
- 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
- informal.often plural a large quantity, esp of written matter
he wrote reams
ream
2/ riːm /
verb
- to enlarge (a hole) by use of a reamer
- to extract (juice) from (a citrus fruit) using a reamer
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Example Sentences
This year's survey included a ream of questions about returning-veteran violence.
Drill the hole B with a small drill, about 1/16 in., in the center of the lower portion of the U and ream it out.
A sheet of fine drawing paper was a greater temptation than money sufficient to have purchased a ream.
A ream of stamped policies of insurance amounted to one hundred and ninety pounds—of common ones, without stamps, twenty.
Thin and thick sheets were frequently mixed to obtain the necessary weight per ream specified in any particular grade of paper.
I suppose there was a matter of half a ream of brown paper stuck upon me, from first to last.
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