cream vs face cream

face cream vs cream

cream and face cream both are nouns.

cream is a verb but face cream is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cream	Yes	No	Yes	No
face cream	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, face cream is a hyponym of cream; that is, face cream is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cream:

cream: toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
face cream: a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin

Other hyponyms of cream include cold cream, coldcream, vanishing cream, hand cream, lanolin, nard, spikenard, sun blocker, sunblock, sunscreen.

cream (noun)	face cream (noun)
toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin	a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin
the part of milk containing the butterfat
the best people or things in a group

cream (verb)	face cream (verb)
add cream to one's coffee, for example
make creamy by beating
remove from the surface
put on cream, as on one's face or body
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Difference between cream and face cream

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