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butter Definition and Meaning in English (butter definition)

noun
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Butter definition: Butter is a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking.

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Definitions of Butter

  1. 1noun

    Butter is a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking.

  2. 2verb

    To butter means to spread butter on something, typically bread or toast.

Example Sentences

casual

“She spread butter on her toast every morning.”

casual

“Please butter the corn on the cob for me.”

formal

“The recipe calls for unsalted butter.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensebuttered
present participlebuttering
adjectivebuttery

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

butter someone upidiom

To flatter someone excessively, usually to gain a favor.

bread and butteridiom

A person's main source of income or livelihood.

butterfingersidiom

A clumsy person who often drops things.

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Butter definition: Butter is a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking.
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'Butter' translates to 'butter' in English. Butter definition: Butter is a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking.
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