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butter

Noun

∙ A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). uncountable
∙ Any specific soft substance. countable, obsolete, chemistry
∙ 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). uncountable

Verb

∙ To spread butter on. transitive
∙ 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.
∙ To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game. slang, obsolete, transitive

Noun

∙ Someone who butts, or who butts in.

BABYLON ENGLISH
butter n.
solid fat substance derived from milk
spread with butter, spread butter on
bread always falls on the buttered side
When things go wrong they go totally wrong (Example: "Truly, the bread always falls on the buttered side. When the big painting fell off the my living room wall, it landed on our our new TV and broke it.")
butter someone up v.
(Informal) flatter a person; treat someone extra nicely wishing to receive special favors in return
butter up to someone v.
(Informal) flatter a person; treat someone extra nicely wishing to receive special favors in return
someone's bread and butter expr.
(Figuratively) person's basic income, someone's livelihood, someone's source of income

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
butter
butter
\butt"er\ (&?;), n. one who, or that which, butts.
butter
\but"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. buttered (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. buttering.]
1. to cover or spread with butter. i know what's what. i know on which side my bread is buttered.
2. to increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game. [cant]
butter
\but"ter\ (bŭt"t&etilde;r), n. [oe. botere, butter, as. butere, fr. l. butyrum, gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox, cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of scythian origin. cf. cow.] 1. an oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning.
2. any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter.
butter
and eggs (bot.), a name given to several plants having flowers of two shades of yellow, as narcissus incomparabilis, and in the united states to the toadflax (linaria vulgaris).
butter
boat, a small vessel for holding melted butter at table.
butter
flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower.
butter
print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also butter stamp.
butter
tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw.
butter
tree (bot.), a tree of the genus bassia, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. the butter tree of india is the b. butyracea; that of africa is the shea tree (b. parkii). see shea tree.
butter
trier, a tool used in sampling butter.
butter
wife, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called also butter woman. [obs. or archaic]
similar words(34)

butter wife
drawn butter
witches` butter
red butter pear
butter daisy
butter trier
butter boat
yak butter
butter bean
butter tree
butter of zinc
butter of tin
nutmeg butter
vegetable butter
butter woman
butter flower
butter print
butter tooth
butter-fingered
butter stamp
butter-print
lemon butter
butter-and-eggs
to cream butter
apple butter
lobster butter
butter-bean plant
meuniere butter
bog butter
bread and butter
butter and eggs
rock butter
midshipman`s butter
butter-scotch

WORDNET 2.0
butter
Noun
1. an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
(hypernym) dairy product
(hyponym) clarified butter, drawn butter
2. a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
(hypernym) combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
(derivation) butt, bunt
Verb
1. spread butter on; "butter bread"
(hypernym) cover

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Butter
Butter is a solid dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk, to separate the butterfat from the buttermilk. It is generally used as a spread on plain or toasted bread products and a condiment on cooked vegetables, as well as in cooking, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying. Butter consists of butterfat, milk proteins and water.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

butter

Noun

∙ A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). uncountable
∙ Any specific soft substance. countable, obsolete, chemistry
∙ 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). uncountable

Verb

∙ To spread butter on. transitive
∙ 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.
∙ To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game. slang, obsolete, transitive

Noun

∙ Someone who butts, or who butts in.

BABYLON ENGLISH
butter n.
solid fat substance derived from milk
spread with butter, spread butter on
bread always falls on the buttered side
When things go wrong they go totally wrong (Example: "Truly, the bread always falls on the buttered side. When the big painting fell off the my living room wall, it landed on our our new TV and broke it.")
butter someone up v.
(Informal) flatter a person; treat someone extra nicely wishing to receive special favors in return
butter up to someone v.
(Informal) flatter a person; treat someone extra nicely wishing to receive special favors in return
someone's bread and butter expr.
(Figuratively) person's basic income, someone's livelihood, someone's source of income

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
butter
butter
\butt"er\ (&?;), n. one who, or that which, butts.
butter
\but"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. buttered (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. buttering.]
1. to cover or spread with butter. i know what's what. i know on which side my bread is buttered.
2. to increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game. [cant]
butter
\but"ter\ (bŭt"t&etilde;r), n. [oe. botere, butter, as. butere, fr. l. butyrum, gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox, cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of scythian origin. cf. cow.] 1. an oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning.
2. any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter.
butter
and eggs (bot.), a name given to several plants having flowers of two shades of yellow, as narcissus incomparabilis, and in the united states to the toadflax (linaria vulgaris).
butter
boat, a small vessel for holding melted butter at table.
butter
flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower.
butter
print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also butter stamp.
butter
tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw.
butter
tree (bot.), a tree of the genus bassia, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. the butter tree of india is the b. butyracea; that of africa is the shea tree (b. parkii). see shea tree.
butter
trier, a tool used in sampling butter.
butter
wife, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called also butter woman. [obs. or archaic]
similar words(34)

butter wife
drawn butter
witches` butter
red butter pear
butter daisy
butter trier
butter boat
yak butter
butter bean
butter tree
butter of zinc
butter of tin
nutmeg butter
vegetable butter
butter woman
butter flower
butter print
butter tooth
butter-fingered
butter stamp
butter-print
lemon butter
butter-and-eggs
to cream butter
apple butter
lobster butter
butter-bean plant
meuniere butter
bog butter
bread and butter
butter and eggs
rock butter
midshipman`s butter
butter-scotch

WORDNET 2.0
butter
Noun
1. an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
(hypernym) dairy product
(hyponym) clarified butter, drawn butter
2. a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
(hypernym) combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
(derivation) butt, bunt
Verb
1. spread butter on; "butter bread"
(hypernym) cover

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Butter
Butter is a solid dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk, to separate the butterfat from the buttermilk. It is generally used as a spread on plain or toasted bread products and a condiment on cooked vegetables, as well as in cooking, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying. Butter consists of butterfat, milk proteins and water.
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