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91butter up — verb flatter with the intention of getting something • Syn: ↑brown nose • Hypernyms: ↑flatter, ↑blandish • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Sam cannot butter up Sue * * * …
92Butter cake — A butter cake is a cake in which one of the main ingredients is butter. These cakes are considered one of the quintessential cakes in American baking. They find their origins in the English pound cake, which traditionally used equal parts of… …
93Butter rebellion — The Great Butter Rebellion, which took place at Harvard University in 1766, was the first recorded student protest in the United States. As colonists were gearing up for the American Revolution, the spirit of the Sons of Liberty trickled down to… …
94butter muslin — noun Etymology: so called from its use in butter making Britain : cheesecloth * * * Chiefly Brit. cheesecloth. [1900 05] * * * butter cloth or butter muslin noun A loose woven cloth formerly used for wrapping butter • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
95butter plate — noun 1. : butter dish 2. : bread and butter plate * * * butter dish or butter plate noun A dish or plate for holding butter at table • • • Main Entry: ↑butter …
96Butter churn — A butter churn is a mechanical device used to agitate milk cream until it becomes butter. Churning the cream brings its fat globules together and causes them to clump into lumps of butter, leaving a liquid called butter milk.The physical… …
97butter — but|ter1 S2 [ˈbʌtə US ər] n [U] ↑butter, ↑egg, ↑flour, ↑sugar [: Old English; Origin: butere, from Latin butyrum, from Greek boutyron, from bous cow + tyros cheese ] 1.) a solid yellow food made from milk or cream that you spread on bread or use… …
98butter — [[t]bʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ butters, buttering, buttered 1) N MASS Butter is a soft yellow substance made from cream. You spread it on bread or use it in cooking. ...bread and butter... Pour the melted butter into a large mixing bowl. 2) VERB If you… …
99butter — /ˈbʌtə / (say butuh) noun 1. the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned. 2. this substance, processed for cooking and table use. 3. any of various other spreads of similar… …
100butter dish — noun a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table • Hypernyms: ↑dish * * * noun : a usually round or rectangular dish often with a drainer and a cover for holding butter at table * * * butter dish or butter plate noun A dish… …
