Definition of ream

• n. - Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale.
• v. i. - To cream; to mantle.
• v. t. - To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.
• n. - A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.
• v. t. - 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.