butter
14 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
butters
plural
butters
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUTTER
1
[noncount]
:
a solid yellow substance made from milk or cream that is spread on food or used in cooking
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see also bread and butter
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bread and butter
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Would you like some butter for your potato?
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Sauté the onions in melted butter.
2
[count, noncount]
:
a food made from cooked fruit or roasted nuts that have been ground up
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see also peanut butter
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
chiefly British
— used to say that a person who appears to be innocent, sincere, or kind is really not
like a (hot) knife through butter
2
butter
/ˈbʌtɚ/
verb
butters;
buttered;
buttering
2
butter
/ˈbʌtɚ/
verb
butters;
buttered;
buttering
Britannica Dictionary definition of BUTTER
[+ object]
:
to spread or put butter on (something)
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butter a piece of bread
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buttered toast
butter up
[phrasal verb]
butter up (someone)
or
butter (someone) up
informal
:
to treat (someone) very well or kindly in order to get something
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He's busy buttering up potential clients.
