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but·ter  (btr)

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: apple 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 btrum, from Greek boutron : bous, cow; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots + tros, cheese; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

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butter

Noun

1. an edible fatty yellow solid made from cream by churning

2. any substance with a butter-like consistency, such as peanut butter

Verb

to put butter on or in (something)

See also butter up [Greek bous cow + turos cheese]

buttery adj

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, fawn on or upon

Translations

butter [ˈbʌtəʳ] n → mantequilla, manteca (LAM)

vt → untar con mantequilla

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butter [ˈbʌtəʳ] n → beurre m

vt → beurrer

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butter [ˈbʌtəʳ] n → Butter f

vt → buttern

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butter [ˈbʌtəʳ] n → burro

vt → imburrare