to butter
- verb
- /ˈbʌtər/
- I asked for buttered toast.
Examples
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Floyd wiped a plate off on his pant leg, then he buttered the toast using a clean knife.
Fiction book (1994) -
And so like I said, I'm going to lightly butter this bread.
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I buttered it for you.
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On Wednesday I go shopping and have buttered scones for tea.
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And Antoinette always brought a buttered roll or another especially nice treat for it.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Wait till you taste this," she tells my father, buttering a slice of rye bread.
Fiction book (1990) -
"How did you sleep?" Night inquired, buttering a slice of bread at the table with his index finger.
Fiction book (1991) -
I will butter my toast before adding jelly on top.
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He asked me to butter the bread evenly for the sandwiches.
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To prepare the dish, first butter the surface of the baking pan.
Idioms
Seems very innocent and quiet but is not really kind
To benefit from two people or groups at the same time by being dishonest
- Informal
A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- US
A thick sweet spread from apples slowly cooked with sugar and spices until smooth
A soft cream-like fat made from the nut of an African tree used on skin and in cooking
A clear cooking fat made by melting butter and removing water and solid bits of milk
- US
Melted butter with the solid parts of milk removed that is used as a sauce for seafood
A type of butter that chefs mix with chopped lobster or lobster flavor to spread on food
- Specialized
Butter browned and flavored with lemon and parsley served over fish or vegetables
A yellow jelly fungus that grows on rotting wood and looks like lumps of butter
- Specialized
A flavored butter mixed with shallots, parsley and white wine to top grilled meat or fish
A bush that grows small flat beans you can eat, often served as a vegetable
- US
An annual plant with grey-green leaves and bright yellow flowers that grows in dry sunny places
A plant from Europe with bright yellow and orange flowers often seen as a weed
- Specialized
A flavored butter made with parsley, tarragon, and beef extract served on meat
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Butter as a verb comes from the noun butter, which originally came from Greek parts bout- 'cow' and tyron 'cheese'. So to butter something simply means to spread that creamy milk fat on food.