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| but·ter [ búttər ] |
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1. soft creamy spread: a soft, pale yellow, fatty food made by churning cream and used for cooking and spreading on food
  bread and butter
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2. substance like butter: a substance that is similar to butter in consistency or appearance
apple butter
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transitive verb (past and past participle but·tered, present participle but·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular but·ters) |
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put butter on something: to spread butter on something, or add butter to something
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| [ Old English butere, via Germanic < Latin butyrum< Greek bouturon] |
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look as if butter wouldn't melt in your mouth to look more innocent than you really are
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