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butter
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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.

[Middle English butere, from Old English, from Latin btrum, from Greek boutron : bous, cow; see gwou- in Indo-European roots + tros, cheese; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.butterbutter - 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)
Verb1.butterbutter - 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"

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] nmantequilla, manteca (LAM)
butter [ˈbʌtəʳ] nbeurre m
vtbeurrer
butter [ˈbʌtəʳ] nButter f
vtbuttern
butter [ˈbʌtəʳ] nburro
vtimburrare

butter
n butter [ˈbatə]
a fatty substance made from cream by churning. botterزُبْدَهмаслоmáslosmørdie Butterβούτυροmantequillavõiکرهvoibeurreחֶמְאָהमक्खनmaslacvajmentega sususmjörburroバター버터sviestassviestsmentegabotersmørmasłomanteigauntмаслоmaslomaslomaslacsmörเนยtereyağ黃油маслоمکھن
v
to spread with butter She buttered the bread.botterيَدْهَنُ بالزُّبْدَهнамазвам с маслоnamazat máslemsmøremit Butter bestreichenαλείφω με βούτυροuntar con mantequillavõid määrima, võiga määrimaکره مالیدنvoidellabeurrerלִמרוֹח חֶמְאָהमक्खन लगानाnanijeti maslacmegvajazmengoleskan mentegasmyrjaimburrareバターをぬる버터를 바르다tepti sviestuuzziest sviestumenyapu mentegamet boter besmerenha smør smarować masłem, pokryty masłempôr manteigaa unge cu untнамазывать масломnatrieť maslomnamazati z maslomnamazati maslacemsmöraทาเนยtereyağ sürmek抹黃油мастити масломڈبل روٹی پر مکھن لگاناphết bơ
adj ˈbuttery
a buttery knife.botterigeزُبْديмасленmáslový, na máslosmøragtigbutterigβουτυρωμένος, καλυμμένος με βούτυροmantecosovõineکره دارvoinenbeurré, couvert de beurreשֶל חֶמְאָהचाकूkao maslacvajasmengandung mentegasmjörkenndur; þakinn smjöriimburrato, burrosoバターの付いた버터를 바른sviestuotassviestainsbermentegaboterachtigsmør-, smørliknendemaślanyde/com manteigacu unt; untosмасляныйna maslo, maslovýmaslenkoji je umazan maslacemsmörigทาเนยyağlı黃油的маслянийمکھن بھراcó bơ
n ˈbutterfingers
a person who is likely to drop things which he or she is carrying. lomperd, onhandigeأصابِعٌ رَخْوَهкашкавалени пръстиnešikaklodsmajorungeschickte Personαδέξιοςmanazas, torpekobakäppدست و پا چلفتیporopeukaloempoté/-éeיַדָיִים שֶל מרגָרִינָהनाजुक उंगलियों वाला व्यक्तिnespretnjakovićkétbalkezessuka menjatuhkan sesuatuklaufipersona dalle mani di pasta frolla, persona dalle mani di burro/ricotta物をよく落す人물건을 잘 떨어뜨리는 사람atgrubnagisneveiklis; jēlnadzissuka menjatuhkan sesuatubreekalklossmajor, kløneniezdaramãos de cebolaneîn­demânaticрастяпаbabrák, nešikovníknerodnežnespretnjakovićfumlig personคนที่ทำของตกหล่นบ่อยsakar kimse手腳笨拙的人ґава; людина, в якої все з рук падаєہاتھوں میں اٹھائی ہوئی اشیاء گرانے کا امکانvụng về西
n ˈbutterscotch [-skotʃ]
a kind of hard toffee made with butter. botterkaramelحَلْوى مِنَ السُّكَّر والزُّبْدَهвид твърд карамел, правен с маслоmléčný bonbonflødekarameldas Buttertoffeeκαραμέλα βουτύρουdulce de azúcar terciado con mantequillavõikompvekنوعی آبنبات کره ایkermatoffeecaramel écossaisסוּכָּרִייַת חֶמְאָהएक तरह की टॉफीkaramelatejkaramellagula-gula yang dibuat dengan mentega(smjör)karamella/brjóstsykurcaramella (di zucchero o burro fusi)バタースカッチ버터 스카치irisinis saldainisīrisiem līdzīgi saldumigula-gula yang dibuat dengen mentegaboterballetjekaramell(rodzaj cukierków)caramelocarameaирискаmliečny bonbónškotska karamelakaramelaknäckขนมหวานชนิดหนึ่งทำจากเนยtereyağlı akide şekeri奶油糖果ірисمکھن سے بنائی گئی سخت ٹافیkẹo làm bằng bơ đun với đường
butter up
to flatter (someone) usually because one wants him to do something for one. flikflooi, pamperlangيُداهِن، يَتَمَلَّقподмазвам сеlichotitsmigrejemandem schmeichelnκαλοπιάνω με κολακείεςdar coba ameelitamaچاپلوسی کردن؛ تملق گفتنimarrellapasser de la pommade àלְהַחֲנִיףकुछ करने के लिए खुशामद करनाlaskatihízelegmenyanjung, menjilatskjallaadulareおべっかを言う아부하다pataikauti, įsiteiktiglaimotmenyanjung-nyanjungvleienblidgjøre, smigre; smøreschlebiaćengraxara lin­guşiгрубо льститьlichotiťdobrikati selaskatismickra, fjäska förประจบdalkavukluk yapmak討好леститиمکھن لگانا ، چاپلوسی یا خوشامد کرناbợ đỡ

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