butter
see also BREAD, COOK, FOOD
- the yellow fat made from milk which is put on bread, used for cooking, etc: butter (noun U)
a packet of butter
- a yellow substance which looks like butter but is made from animal or vegetable fat: margarine (noun U)
a tub of margarine
- a substance which has less fat than normal margarine: low-fat spread (noun U)
- to put butter on a piece of bread, etc: butter sth
Shall I help you to butter the sandwiches? ◎ buttered toast
- to put butter, jam, etc, on bread: spread* A on B, spread* B with A
Spread margarine on it. ◎ Spread it with margarine.
- butter which is easy to spread is soft; opposite: hard
It's too hard to spread.
- to become soft or liquid: melt; to make sth soft or liquid: melt sth
Butter melts if you leave it in the sun. ◎ Melt the butter in a large pan.
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