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Princeton's WordNet

  1. reamnoun

    a large quantity of written matter

    "he wrote reams and reams"

  2. reamverb

    a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires

  3. reamverb

    squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer

    "ream oranges"

  4. reamverb

    remove by making a hole or by boring

    "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"

  5. reamverb

    enlarge with a reamer

    "ream a hole"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Reamnoun

    A bundle of paper containing twenty quires.

    Etymology: rame, Fr. riem, Dutch.

    All vain petitions mounting to the sky,
    With reams abundant this abode supply. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. ream

    A ream is a unit of measurement for paper. It typically represents a standardized quantity of 500 sheets.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Reamnoun

    cream; also, the cream or froth on ale

  2. Reamverb

    to cream; to mantle

  3. Reamverb

    to stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments

  4. Reamnoun

    a bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets

  5. Reamverb

    to bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer

  6. Etymology: [OE. reme, OF. rayme, F. rame (cf. Sp. resma), fr. Ar. rizma a bundle, especially of paper.]

Wikidata

  1. Ream

    Ream was an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ream

    rēm, n. a quantity of paper consisting of 20 quires of 24 sheets. [O. Fr. raime (Fr. rame)—Sp. resma—Ar. rizma (pl. rizam), a bundle.]

  2. Ream

    rēm, v.i. (prov.) to cream: to froth.—n. Ream′iness.—adj. Ream′y.

  3. Ream

    rēm, v.t. to stretch: to enlarge by a rotatory cutter.—ns. Ream′er; Ream′ing-bit.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. REAM

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ream is ranked #5588 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Ream surname appeared 6,222 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Ream.

    93.2% or 5,799 total occurrences were White.
    2.3% or 143 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.7% or 110 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 101 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 38 total occurrences were Black.
    0.5% or 31 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for REAM »

  1. rame

  2. erma

  3. mare

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of REAM in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of REAM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of REAM in a Sentence

  1. Tea Banh:

    Please don’t be too worried about this Ream base.

  2. Bill Dwyer:

    If anybody owes an apology, it's Arthur Ream and that's why Arthur Ream's in prison for life for murder and rape, why would law enforcement — the Warren Police Department, the FBI, the Michigan State Police — apologize to Arthur Ream ? This was a task force. We all believe we have the probable cause. I said our suspect. I always used the word suspect. I never used his name.

  3. Anthony Albanese:

    We've been aware of Beijing's activity at Ream for some time, and we encourage Beijing to be transparent about its intent and to ensure that its activities support regional security and stability.

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