crem

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛm

Noun

crem (plural crems)

1. (UK, colloquial) crematorium
   • 2000, Russell Hoban, The Turtle Diary, page 175:

     The rest of it's the same: £7.00 for sanitizing and robing, £13.00 for the crematorium which includes the minister but I don't think I can get a rebate even if there's no service, 50p gratuity for the chappie at the crem.

   • 2015, Pamela A. Brown, Britain Unravelled: A North American Guide to the UK:

     […] many funeral services in the UK take place at “the crem” where there are chapel-type rooms for services.

Anagrams

• MCRE, Merc, merc

Verb

crem

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of crer

Pronunciation

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Verb

crem

1. singular imperative of cremen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of cremen

Noun

crem

1. Alternative form of creme

Etymology

Borrowed from French crème.

Adjective

crem m or n (feminine singular cremă, masculine plural cremi, feminine and neuter plural creme)

1. cream (color)

See also