butter

but·ter

 (bŭt′ər)

n.

1. A soft yellowish or whitish emulsion of butterfat, water, air, and sometimes salt, churned from milk or cream and processed for use in cooking and as a food.

2. Any of various substances similar to butter, especially:

a. A spread made from fruit, nuts, or other foods: plum butter; cashew butter.

b. A vegetable fat having a nearly solid consistency at ordinary temperatures.

3. Flattery.

tr.v. but·tered, but·ter·ing, but·ters

To put butter on or in.

Phrasal Verb:

butter up

To praise or flatter excessively: You're always buttering up the boss.

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[Middle English butere, from Old English, from Latin būtȳrum, from Greek boutūron : bous, cow; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots + tūros, cheese; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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butter

(ˈbʌtə)

n

1. (Cookery)

a. an edible fatty whitish-yellow solid made from cream by churning, for cooking and table use

b. (as modifier): butter icing. butyraceous

2. (Cookery) any substance with a butter-like consistency, such as peanut butter or vegetable butter

3. look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth to look innocent, although probably not so

vb (tr)

4. to put butter on or in

5. to flatter

[Old English butere, from Latin būtyrum, from Greek bouturon, from bous cow + turos cheese]

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but•ter

(ˈbʌt ər)
n.

1. a soft whitish or yellowish fatty solid that separates from milk or cream when it is churned, processed for cooking and table use.

2. any of various other soft spreads for bread: apple butter; peanut butter.

3. any of various substances of butterlike consistency, as certain vegetable oils solid at ordinary temperatures: cocoa butter.

v.t.

4. to put butter on or in.

5. to apply a liquefied bonding material to (a piece or area), as mortar to a course of bricks.

6. butter up, to flatter, esp. so as to gain a favor from.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English butere < Latin būtȳrum < Greek boútȳron= bou-, comb. form of boûs cow¹ + -tȳron, n. derivative of tȳrós cheese]

but′ter•less, adj.

but′ter•like`, adj.

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butter

Past participle: buttered
Gerund: buttering

Imperative

butter

butter

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	butter - an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use solid food, food - any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" dairy product - milk and butter and cheese stick - a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine clarified butter, drawn butter - butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids beurre noisette, brown butter - clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers lemon butter, Meuniere butter - clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsley yak butter - butter made from yaks' milk
	2.	butter - a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper - someone who fights (or is fighting)
Verb	1.	butter - spread butter on; "butter bread"   cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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butter

noun

butter someone up flatter, coax, cajole, pander to, blarney, wheedle, suck up to (informal), soft-soap, brown-nose (taboo slang), kiss (someone's) ass (U.S. slang), fawn on or upon, honey up, oil your tongue I tried buttering her up.

Related words
adjective butyraceous

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Translations

زُبْدَةزُبْدَهيَدْهَنُ بالزُّبْدَه

масло

máslonamazat máslem

smørsmøre

Butterbuttern

βούτυρο

butero

mantequillauntar con mantequilla

کره

voi

beurrebeurrer

חמאה

maslac

vajmegvajaz

smjörsmyrja

burroimburraresaper fare il proprio interesseburro d'arachideburroso

バター乳酪

버터

atgrubnagisirisinis saldainisįsiteiktipataikautisviestas

sviestsuzziest sviestu

boter

smørha smør på

masło

manteiga

unt

маслосливочное масло

maslo

maslonamazati z maslom

smör

เนย

tereyağıtereyağtereyağ sürmek

масло

bơ

黄油抹黄油

butter

[ˈbʌtəʳ]

A. N → mantequilla f, manteca f (Arg)
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth → es una mosquita muerta

B. VT [+ bread] → untar con mantequilla

C. CPD butter bean N tipo de frijol blanco o judía blanca
butter dish N → mantequera f
butter icing N → glaseado m de mantequilla
butter knife N → cuchillo m de mantequilla

butter up VT + ADV (Brit) → dar jabón a

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butter

[ˈbʌtə^r]

n → beurre m

vt → beurrer
to know which side one's bread is buttered, to know which side one's bread is buttered on → savoir où est son intérêtbutter bean n (British) → (gros) haricot m blanc

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butter

n → Butter f; she looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth → sie sieht aus, als ob sie kein Wässerchen trüben könnte

vt bread etc → mit Butter bestreichen, buttern

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butter

:

butterball

n (US inf: = fat person) → Fettkloß m (inf)

butter bean

n → Mondbohne f

buttercup

n → Butterblume f, → Hahnenfuß m

butter dish

n → Butterdose f

butterfingers

n sing (inf) → Schussel m (inf); butter! → du Schussel! (inf)

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butter

:

butter icing

n → ˜ Buttercreme f

butter knife

n → Buttermesser nt

butter mountain

n → Butterberg m

buttermilk

n → Buttermilch f

butterscotch

n → ˜ Karamellbonbon m

adj → Karamell-

butterwort

n (Bot) → Fettkraut nt

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butter

[ˈbʌtəʳ]

1. n → burro
he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth → ha una faccia d'angelo

2. vt (bread) → imburrare, spalmare di burro

butter up vt + adv to butter sb up → ruffianarsi con qn

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butter

(ˈbatə) noun

a fatty substance made from cream by churning. botter زُبْدَه масло manteiga máslo die Butter smør βούτυροmantequilla või کره voi beurreחמאה मक्खन maslac vaj mentega susu smjör burro バター 버터 sviestas sviests mentega botersmørmasło کوچ manteiga unt масло maslo maslo maslac smör เนย tereyağ 奶油 масло مکھن bơ 黄油

verb

to spread with butter. She buttered the bread. botter يَدْهَنُ بالزُّبْدَه намазвам с масло pôr manteiga namazat máslem mit Butter bestreichen smøre αλείφω με βούτυρο untar con mantequilla võid määrima, võiga määrima کره مالیدن voidella beurrer לִמרוֹח חֶמְאָה मक्खन लगाना nanijeti maslac megvajaz mengoleskan mentega smyrja imburrare バターをぬる 버터를 바르다 tepti sviestu uzziest sviestu menyapu mentega met boter besmerenha smør på smarować masłem, pokryty masłem په کوچو سولول pôr manteiga a unge cu unt намазывать маслом natrieť maslom namazati z maslom namazati maslacem smöra ทาเนย tereyağ sürmek 抹奶油 мастити маслом ڈبل روٹی پر مکھن لگانا phết bơ 抹黄油

ˈbuttery adjective

a buttery knife. botterige زُبْدي маслен de/com manteiga máslový, na máslo butterig smøragtig βουτυρωμένος, καλυμμένος με βούτυρο mantecoso võine کره دار voinen beurré, couvert de beurre שֶל חֶמְאָה चाकू kao maslac vajas mengandung mentega smjörkenndur; þakinn smjöri imburrato, burroso バターの付いた 버터를 바른 sviestuotas sviestains bermentega boterachtig smør-, smørliknende maślany کوچ لرونکی de/com manteiga cu unt; untos масляный na maslo, maslový maslen koji je umazan maslacem smörig เลอะเนย yağlı 沾有奶油的 масляний مکھن بھرا có bơ 黄油的

ˈbutterfingers noun

a person who is likely to drop things which he or she is carrying. lomperd, onhandige أصابِعٌ رَخْوَه кашкавалени пръсти mão furada nešika ungeschickte Person klodsmajor αδέξιοςmanazas, torpe kobakäpp دست و پا چلفتی mämmikoura empoté/-ée יַדָיִים שֶל מרגָרִינָה नाजुक उंगलियों वाला व्यक्ति nespretnjaković kétbalkezes suka menjatuhkan sesuatu klaufi persona dalle mani di pasta frolla, persona dalle mani di burro/ricotta 物をよく落す人 손재주가 서투른 사람 atgrubnagis neveiklis; jēlnadzis suka menjatuhkan sesuatu breekal klossmajor, kløneniezdara هغه څوك چى شيان چى په ځمكه غورځوى mãos de cebola neîn­demânatic растяпа babrák, nešikovník nerodnež nespretnjaković fumlig person คนที่ทำของตกหล่นบ่อย sakar kimse 手腳笨拙的人 ґава; людина, в якої все з рук падає ہاتھوں میں اٹھائی ہوئی اشیاء گرانے کا امکان vụng về 拿不稳东西的人，手脚笨拙的人

ˈbutterscotch (-skotʃ) noun

a kind of hard toffee made with butter. botterkaramel حَلْوى مِنَ السُّكَّر والزُّبْدَه вид твърд карамел, правен с масло caramelo mléčný bonbon das Buttertoffee flødekaramel καραμέλα βουτύρου dulce de azúcar terciado con mantequilla võikompvek نوعی آبنبات کره ای kermatoffee caramel écossais סוּכָּרִייַת חֶמְאָה एक तरह की टॉफी karamela tejkaramella gula-gula yang dibuat dengan mentega (smjör)karamella/brjóstsykur caramella バタースカッチ 버터스카치 irisinis saldainis īrisiem līdzīgi saldumi gula-gula yang dibuat dengen mentega boterballetje karamell (rodzaj cukierków) يو ډول شرينى caramelo caramea ириска mliečny bonbón škotska karamela karamela knäck ขนมหวานชนิดหนึ่งทำจากเนย tereyağlı akide şekeri 奶油糖 ірис مکھن سے بنائی گئی سخت ٹافی kẹo làm bằng bơ đun với đường 奶油糖果

butter up

to flatter (someone) usually because one wants him to do something for one. flikflooi, pamperlang يُداهِن، يَتَمَلَّق подмазвам се amaciar lichotit jemandem schmeicheln smigre καλοπιάνω με κολακείες dar coba a meelitama چاپلوسی کردن؛ تملق گفتن voidella jotakuta passer de la pommade à לְהַחֲנִיף कुछ करने के लिए खुशामद करना laskati hízeleg menyanjung, menjilat skjalla adulare おべっかを言う 알랑거리다 pataikauti, įsiteikti glaimot menyanjung-nyanjung vleien blidgjøre, smigre; smøreschlebiać چاپلوسی کول engraxar a lin­guşi грубо льстить lichotiť dobrikati se laskati smickra, fjäska för ประจบ dalkavukluk yapmak 討好 лестити مکھن لگانا ، چاپلوسی یا خوشامد کرنا bợ đỡ 讨好

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butter

→ زُبْدَة máslo smør Butter βούτυρο mantequilla voi beurre maslac burro バター 버터 boter smør masło manteiga масло smör เนย tereyağı bơ 黄油

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but·ter

n. mantequilla.

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butter

n mantequilla

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