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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

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butter

n butter [ˈbatə]

a fatty substance made from cream by churning. botter زُبْدَه масло máslo smør die Butter βούτυρο mantequilla või کره voi beurre חֶמְאָה मक्खन maslac vaj mentega susu smjör burro バター 버터 sviestas sviests mentega boter smør masło manteiga unt масло maslo maslo maslac smör เนย tereyağ 黃油 масло مکھن bơ 黄油

v

to spread with butter She buttered the bread. botter يَدْهَنُ بالزُّبْدَه намазвам с масло namazat máslem smøre mit Butter bestreichen 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 besmeren ha smør på smarować masłem, pokryty masłem pôr manteiga a unge cu unt намазывать маслом natrieť maslom namazati z maslom namazati maslacem smöra ทาเนย tereyağ sürmek 抹黃油 мастити маслом ڈبل روٹی پر مکھن لگانا phết bơ 抹黄油

adj buttery

a buttery knife. botterige زُبْدي маслен máslový, na máslo smøragtig butterig 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 de/com manteiga cu unt; untos масляный na maslo, maslový maslen koji je umazan maslacem smörig ทาเนย yağlı 黃油的 масляний مکھن بھرا có bơ 黄油的

n butterfingers

a person who is likely to drop things which he or she is carrying. lomperd, onhandige أصابِعٌ رَخْوَه кашкавалени пръсти nešika klodsmajor ungeschickte Person αδέξιος manazas, torpe kobakäpp دست و پا چلفتی poropeukalo empoté/-ée יַדָיִים שֶל מרגָרִינָה नाजुक उंगलियों वाला व्यक्ति nespretnjaković kétbalkezes suka menjatuhkan sesuatu klaufi pasta frolla persona dalle mani di, persona dalle mani di burro/ricotta 物をよく落す人 물건을 잘 떨어뜨리는 사람 atgrubnagis neveiklis; jēlnadzis suka menjatuhkan sesuatu breekal klossmajor, kløne niezdara 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

n butterscotch [-skotʃ]

a kind of hard toffee made with butter. botterkaramel حَلْوى مِنَ السُّكَّر والزُّبْدَه вид твърд карамел, правен с масло mléčný bonbon flødekaramel das Buttertoffee 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 (di zucchero o burro fusi) バタースカッチ 버터 스카치 irisinis saldainis īrisiem līdzīgi saldumi gula-gula yang dibuat dengen mentega boterballetje karamell (rodzaj cukierków) caramelo caramea ириска mliečny bonbón škotska karamela karamela knäck ขนมหวานชนิดหนึ่งทำจากเนย tereyağlı akide şekeri 奶油糖果 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 lichotit smigre jemandem schmeicheln καλοπιάνω με κολακείες dar coba a meelitama چاپلوسی کردن؛ تملق گفتن imarrella de la passer pommade à לְהַחֲנִיף कुछ करने के लिए खुशामद करना laskati hízeleg menyanjung, menjilat skjalla adulare おべっかを言う 아부하다 pataikauti, įsiteikti glaimot menyanjung-nyanjung vleien blidgjøre, smigre; smøre schlebiać 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