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butternoun [ U ]

uk ​ /ˈbʌt.ər/ us ​ /ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/

A1 a pale yellow solid food containing a lot of fat that is made from cream and is spread on bread or used in cooking:

We were served scones with butter and jam.
Have some bread and butter (= bread spread with butter).
a butter dish

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butter wouldn't melt in sb's mouth

butterverb [ T ]

uk ​ /ˈbʌt.ər/ us ​ /ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/
buttered
adjective uk ​ /ˈbʌt.əd/ us ​ /ˈbʌt̬.ɚd/

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buttered toast

Phrasal verb(s)

butter sb up

(Definition of “butter” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“butter” in American English

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butternoun [ U ]

us ​ /ˈbʌt̬·ər/

› a pale yellow, fatty solid made from cream that is spread on bread or used in cooking

(Definition of “butter” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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