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- [buht-er]
- /ˈbʌt ər/
- /ˈbʌtə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buht-er]
- /ˈbʌt ər/
Definitions of butter word
- variable noun butter Butter is a soft yellow substance made from cream. You spread it on bread or use it in cooking. 3
- verb butter If you butter something such as bread or toast, you spread butter on it. 3
- noun butter an edible fatty whitish-yellow solid made from cream by churning, for cooking and table use 3
- noun butter (as modifier) 3
- noun butter any substance with a butter-like consistency, such as peanut butter or vegetable butter 3
- verb butter to put butter on or in 3
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Origin of butter
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English butere < Latin būtȳrum < Greek boútȳron
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Butter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
butter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
butter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for butter
noun butter
- oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- shortening — butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.
- spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- margarine — a butterlike product made of refined vegetable oils, sometimes blended with animal fats, and emulsified, usually with water or milk.
- oleo — margarine.
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