butter

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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.

bread and butter Have some bread and butter (= bread spread with butter).

a butter dish

a soft substance, usually containing a lot of fat, that is made from nuts or seeds and used as a food or in products for the skin and hair:

You can use smooth peanut butter, sesame butter, or almond butter.

I tried making these brownies with cashew butter and they were equally delicious.

a soft food made from cooked fruit and sugar that can be spread on bread:

Do you have a recipe for pear butter?

Make your own kimchi and sauerkraut, or fruit butters and jams.

Fruit butter warms the house while it is cooking, and the delicious butters make a great gift.

to spread butter or a similar food substance on something:

She poured coffee and orange juice and buttered some toast.

Butter the dish well before pouring in the mixture.

The sandwich had been buttered with margarine.

to spread a soft substance evenly on a surface, usually so that it sticks to something:

You need a bricklaying trowel for buttering mortar on to the end of each brick before you place it.

The surface of the material to be adhered to the substrate is buttered with adhesive or mortar prior to placement.

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