Butter

Noun

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

Related terms

 * butterfly
 * butter-ham

Verb

 * 1)  To spread butter on.
 * Butter the toast.
 * 1) 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.

Derived terms

 * buttered
 * buttering
 * butter one's bread on both sides
 * butter the cony
 * butter up
 * fine words butter no parsnips
 * have one's bread buttered for life
 * know which side one's bread is buttered

Thesaurus
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