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ream

/ɹim/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a large quantity of written matter

    he wrote reams and reams

  2. noun

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

  3. verb

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

    ream oranges

  4. verb

    remove by making a hole or by boring

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

  5. verb

    enlarge with a reamer

    ream a hole

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