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Definition of "ream" [ream]
- A quantity of paper, formerly 480 sheets, now 500 sheets or, in a printer's ream, 516 sheets. (noun)
- A very large amount. Often used in the plural: reams of work to do. (noun)
- To form, shape, taper, or enlarge (a hole or bore, for example) with or as if with a reamer. (verb-transitive)
- To remove (material) by this process. (verb-transitive)
- To squeeze the juice out of (fruit) with a reamer. (verb-transitive)
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Use "ream" in a sentence
- "My biggest ream is to become a writer or journalist."
- "You can purchase paper by the sheet or by the ream, which is super handy if you need a ton of paper for a large wedding, or if you just need to see (and smell) the paper in person before purchasing."
- "Detective Thomas Clark said that much paper consumed more than a ream, which is 500 sheets, and doing that paper work took two weeks by itself."