butter

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

butters

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

butter

past (v2)

buttered

past participle (v3)

buttered

present participle

buttering

3rd person singular

butters

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).

2. 2.Any of various substances made from other (especially plant-based) oils or fats, used in moisturizers, cosmetics, etc.

   • Butters such as cocoa, illippe, kokum, mango, murumuru, sal (shorea) and shea occur naturally and are obtained directly from the plant.

3. 3.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).

4. 4.Something that is smooth, impressive, or appealing. (Compare smooth as butter.)(slang)

   • That “Confessions” into “Nice and Slow” transition [at the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show] was buttah !
   • That landing was total butter!

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To spread butter on.

2. 2.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.

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