The difference between Bale and Ream

Bale as a noun:

evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.

Bale as a noun:

suffering, woe, torment.

Bale as a noun (obsolete):

A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.

Bale as a noun (archaic):

A funeral pyre.

Bale as a noun (archaic):

A beacon-fire.

Bale as a noun:

A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.

Bale as a noun:

A bundle of compressed wool or hay, compacted for shipping and handling.

Bale as a noun:

A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).

Bale as a noun:

A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.

Bale as a verb (transitive):

To wrap into a bale.

Bale as a verb (British, nautical):

To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.

Ream as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.

Ream as a verb (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

To cream; mantle; foam; froth.

Ream as a verb:

To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider.

Ream as a verb:

To shape or form, especially using a reamer.

Ream as a verb:

To remove (material) by reaming.

Ream as a verb:

To remove burrs and debris from a freshly bored hole.

Ream as a verb (slang):

To yell at or berate.

Ream as a verb (slang, vulgar):

To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way, by analogy with definition 1.

Ream as a noun:

A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.

Ream as a noun (chiefly, in the plural):

An abstract large amount of something.