butter

US /ˈbʌtɚ/

Definition

a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream

Appears in hospitality menus, food processing, and trade exports.

The chef added a little butter to the sauce before serving.

NounNoun

butter gốc

VerbVerb

butter gốc butt

AdjectiveAdj

buttery butyraceous

AdverbAdv

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Easy spread creamy butter on bread
to apply dairy fat smoothly onto toasted bakery slices
Medium buy baking butter from grocery
to purchase dairy spread for culinary pastry preparation
Hard butter up the supervisor for favors
to flatter an executive excessively to secure perks
Very Hard know which side one's bread is buttered
to recognize who holds power and protect one's self-interest

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.