butter

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
2. (uncountable, usually) 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).
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) Any specific soft substance.
5. (slang, uncountable, usually) A smooth plane landing.

Verb

1. (transitive) To spread butter on.
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.
3. 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.
4. (obsolete, slang, transitive) To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʌtəɹ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: buter

Inherited from Old English: butere

In summary

PIE word
*gʷṓws
From Middle English buter, butter, from Old English butere, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, “cow cheese”), compound of βοῦς (boûs, “ox, cow”) and τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”).

Synonyms

grease

fat

oil

cheese

🧀

cream

tallow

honey

🍯

curds

apply

butter up

lard

paste

milk

🥛

spread

consistent grease

freak

come

coat

🧥

chuff

butter oil

brown-nose

lot

flame

flattery

flip

frame

liquefied

frig

frock

fuck

👉👌

fetch

face cream

jizz

cajole

buttermilk

jism

jelly

curd

housekeeper

juice

cumin

lather

butyric

load

gravy

lube

lubricate

malt

margarine

goo

Translations

beurre

🧈

Butter

🧈

burro

🧈

mantequilla

🧈

masło

boter

🧈

βούτυρο

manteiga

🧈

mantega

🧈

manteca

زبدة

🧈

butyrum

beurrer

🧈

tereyağı

🧈

imburrare

🧈

Sentences

You can't believe it's not butter ?