butter

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

buttersbuttabuttah

1.
(uncountable, usually)A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
2.
(uncountable, usually)(cooking) Any of various foodstuffs made from other foods or oils, similar in consistency to, eaten like or intended as a substitute for butter (preceded by the name of the food used to make it).
peanut butter
soy butter
chocolate butter
3.
(uncountable, usually)Any of various substances made from other (especially plant-based) oils or fats, used in moisturizers, cosmetics, etc.
4.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)(obsolete, chemistry) Any specific soft substance.
butter of antimony; butter of arsenic
5.
(attributive, slang, sometimes, uncountable, usually)(slang, sometimes attributive) Something that is smooth, impressive, or appealing. (Compare smooth as butter.)
6.
Someone or something that butts.
7.
Someone or something that butts in; a busybody.

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verb

V_es/s

butters

V_ing/Gerund

buttering

V_ed/pp

butteredbutta

1.
(transitive)To spread butter on.
Butter the toast.
2.
(skiing, snowboarding) To move one's weight backwards or forwards onto the tips or tails of one's skis or snowboard so only the tip or tail is in contact with the snow. Similar to applying butter to bread with the end of a knife.
3.
(obsolete, slang, transitive)To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game.

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