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单词 butter
释义
butter1 nounbutter2 verb
butterbut‧ter1 /ˈbʌtə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 noun [uncountable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINbutter1
Origin:
Old English butere, from Latin butyrum, from Greek boutyron, from bous ‘cow’ + tyros ‘cheese’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Beat the butter and sugar together.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and light.
  • Hot soup, stew or casserole in a thermos flask, plus a roll - but no butter or margarine.
  • My sister-in-law Joy has another twist on this white / yellow / butter / salt / sweet comfort food thing.
  • Or use a combination of butter and margarine in cooking if you prefer the butter flavor.
  • Roll up each piece of fish and put into an ovenproof dish, pour over the marinade and dot with the butter.
  • The inside is soft and moist, soaking up the butter.
  • Use colander to strain. 5 Tip peas into serving dish. 6 Get butter from refrigerator.
  • Whipped margarine, like whipped butter, has fewer calories per equal volume than regular margarine.
word sets
WORD SETS
afters, nounalmond, nounanchovy, nounapple, nounapricot, nounartichoke, nounasparagus, nounaspic, nounaubergine, nounavocado, nounbacon, nounbagel, nounbaguette, nounbaked beans, nounbanana, nounbap, nounbarley sugar, nounbatter, nounbear claw, nounbhaji, nounbiscuit, nounbisque, nounblancmange, nounbloater, nounblood orange, nounblue cheese, nounboiled sweet, nounbologna, nounbouillon, nounbread, nounbreadfruit, nounbreast, nounBrie, nounbrioche, nounbroad bean, nounbroccoli, nounbrownie, nounBrussels sprout, nounbubble and squeak, nounbullseye, nounburger, nounburrito, nounbutter, nounbutter bean, nounbutterfat, nounbutterscotch, nounCanadian bacon, nouncanapé, nouncandy apple, nouncandy cane, nouncandyfloss, nouncannelloni, nouncantaloup, nouncaramel, nouncarrot, nouncashew, nouncauliflower, nouncaviar, nouncelery, nouncereal, nouncheddar, nouncheeseburger, nouncheesecake, nounchew, nounchewing gum, nounchicken, nounchicken-fried steak, nounchilli, nounChinese leaves, nounchip, nounchipolata, nounchitterlings, nounchoc, nounchoccy, nounchoc-ice, nounchocolate, nounchocolate chip cookie, nounchop, nounchop suey, nounchowder, nounchow mein, nounChristmas cake, nounChristmas cookie, nounChristmas pudding, nounchutney, nounclementine, nouncock-a-leekie, nouncoconut, nouncod, nouncoleslaw, nouncollard greens, nouncompote, nouncoq au vin, nounCornish pasty, nouncouscous, nouncrème caramel, nouncrepe, nouncrumble, nouncurry, nounDanish, nounDanish pastry, noundessert, noundevil's food cake, noundigestive biscuit, noundill pickle, noundip, noundish, noundoorstep, noundory, noundouble cream, noundouble-decker, noundoughnut, noundressing, noundrumstick, nounduck, noundumpling, nounDundee cake, nounenchilada, nounfaggot, nounfava bean, nounfish, nounfish and chips, nounfishcake, nounfish finger, nounfish stick, nounflapjack, nounfoie gras, nounfondant, nounfondue, nounfortune cookie, nounfrankfurter, noungammon, noungarbanzo, noungâteau, noungelatin, nounghee, noungherkin, noungiblets, nounginger, adjectivegingerbread, nounginger nut, nounglacé, adjectiveglacé icing, noungoose, noungooseberry, noungoulash, noungranola, noungrape, noungrapefruit, noungravy, noungreen bean, noungreengage, noungreen onion, noungreen pepper, noungreen salad, noungriddlecake, nounguacamole, nounhaggis, nounhamburger, nounharicot, nounhash, nounhash browns, nounhazelnut, nounheavy, adjectiveheavy cream, nounhelping, nounhero, nounhock, nounhominy, nounhomogenized, adjectivehoney, nounhors d'oeuvre, nounhorseradish, nounhot-cross bun, nounhot dog, nounhotpot, nounhoumous, nounhuckleberry, nounhumbug, nounhumus, nounice, nouniceberg lettuce, nounice cream, nouningredient, nouninstant, adjectiveIrish stew, nouniron rations, nounjacket potato, nounjalapeño, nounjam, nounjambalaya, nounjawbreaker, nounJell-O, nounjelly, nounjelly baby, nounjelly bean, nounjelly roll, nounjerky, nounJerusalem artichoke, nounkabob, nounkale, nounkebab, nounkedgeree, nounkernel, nounketchup, nounkidney, nounkidney bean, nounkipper, nounkiwi fruit, nounkorma, nounkumquat, nounlamb, nounlasagne, nounleek, nounlemon, nounlemon curd, nounlemon sole, nounlentil, nounlettuce, nounlima bean, nounlime, nounlinguini, nounliquorice, nounliver, nounliver sausage, nounloaf, nounlobster, nounloganberry, nounlollipop, nounlox, nounlozenge, nounluncheon meat, nounlychee, nounmacaroni, nounmacaroon, nounmarzipan, nounmash, nounmatzo, nounmayo, nounmayonnaise, nounmeatball, nounmeatloaf, nounMelba toast, nounmelon, nounmeringue, nounmilk pudding, nounmincemeat, nounmince pie, nounminestrone, nounmixed grill, nounmonkey nut, nounmoussaka, nounmousse, nounmuesli, nounmuffin, nounmulberry, nounmullet, nounmulligatawny, nounmunchies, nounmush, nounmushy peas, nounmuskmelon, nounmussel, nounmutton, nounnachos, nounnan, nounneapolitan, adjectivenectarine, nounnonpareil, nounnoodle, nounnougat, nounoat cake, nounoatmeal, nounomelette, nounopen-faced sandwich, nounopen sandwich, nounorange, nounoven-ready, adjectiveoyster, nounpacked lunch, nounpaella, nounpancake, nounpantry, nounpapaya, nounpaprika, nounparfait, nounParmesan, nounparsley, nounparsnip, nounparson's nose, nounpassion fruit, nounpasta, nounpastrami, nounpastry, nounpasty, nounpâté, nounpatty, nounpavlova, nounpawpaw, nounpea, nounpeach, nounPeach Melba, nounpeanut, nounpeanut butter, nounpear, nounpease pudding, nounpecan, nounpemmican, nounpeppermint, nounpepperoni, nounpersimmon, nounpickle, nounpilchard, nounpineapple, nounpippin, nounpistachio, nounpitta bread, nounpizza, nounplantain, nounplum, nounplum pudding, nounpomegranate, nounpopcorn, nounpoppadom, nounPopsicle, nounpound cake, nounprofiterole, nounpudding, nounquiche, nounradish, nounragout, nounraisin, nounrasher, nounraspberry, nounravioli, nounredcurrant, nounred pepper, nounrelish, nounrice pudding, nounrisotto, nounrissole, nounroly-poly, nounsalad, nounsalsa, nounsamosa, nounsausage roll, nounsavoury, nounschnitzel, nounsemolina, nounshepherd's pie, nounsherbet, nounsoft-boiled, adjectivesole, nounsorbet, nounsoufflé, nounsoup, nounsour cream, nounsoy sauce, nounspaghetti, nounSpam, nounspare ribs, nounspeciality, nounspecialty, nounsponge, nounsubmarine sandwich, nounsuccotash, nounsucker, nounsummer pudding, nounsundae, nounsushi, nounsweet, nounsweetbread, nounsweetie, nounsweet roll, nounSwiss roll, nounSwiss steak, nounsyllabub, nountagliatelle, nounterrine, nountoad-in-the-hole, nounvol-au-vent, nounwafer, nounwaffle, nounwater biscuit, nounwater chestnut, nounwater ice, nounwatermelon, nounweenie, nounWelsh rarebit, nounwhip, nounwhipped cream, nounwhipping cream, nounYorkshire pudding, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
(=with or without salt in it)· Unsalted butter is better for baking.· Most butter is slightly salted.
(=heated until it is liquid)· Brush the pastry with a little melted butter.
phrases
(=a small flat piece)· Breakfast was a small roll and a pat of butter.
(=a small round piece)· Add a knob of butter to the meat juices in the pan.
· He served himself a big lump of butter.
verbs
· Lee was spreading butter on his toast.
· Spread the warm crumpets with butter.
· Melt the butter and mix it with the other ingredients.
· First soften the butter in a warm place.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· When cold, seal with clarified butter.· The boy's hair was plastered with ghee, or clarified butter, as evidence of his achievement.· Rabia began to massage Jane's tummy with some kind of lubricant, probably clarified butter.· No clarified butter seal is necessary.· Mix, adding some clarified butter to form a firm paste.· Next day pour in clarified butter to cover the salmon and seal it completely.· Then seal the pots with a layer of just-melted clarified butter.
· Meanwhile cream together the butter, pepper, mustard and lemon juice.· With wooden spoon, cream butter and peanut butter until smooth, add sugar and cream well.· Whisk the dry ingredients together. Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat in the eggs.
· Mash it or purée it in the blender with an equal quantity of fresh unsalted butter.· I sat down at the table and inhaled the odor of fresh butter.· First try it fresh and without butter.
· With a south-westerly wind filling her sails, Seawitch was slicing through the sparkling waves like a hot knife through butter.· Serve hot with butter. recipe ends here Fancy Dress Costumes I see these as being in three separate categories.· You slice through the work force like a hot knife through butter.· It is served cold with hot melted butter with a dash of lemon in it on the side.· The lobster on the other hand, firm and sweet, definitely benefits from a dunk in the hot butter.· Serve hot with butter or syrup.
· It is boiled with very little butter.· In almost all instances, cook fresh mushrooms quickly in a little butter or olive oil in a hot saute pan.
· Pour in melted butter just to cover the meat.· Lightly brush with one tablespoon of melted butter, bake for 5-8 minutes until just soft.· Over each slice pour some melted butter.· Layer two sheets of filo, brushing each with melted butter.· Brush with more melted butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds.· If we eat out my favourite meal is oysters and caviar followed by asparagus with melted butter.· Egg yolks mixed with Dijon mustard, thickened with both melted butter and olive oil, flavoured with tarragon.· A chequered tablecloth and lighting like melted butter.
· Meanwhile heat the remaining butter in a frying pan, add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.· Cut the remaining butter into slivers and stir into the rice with the grated Parmesan cheese.· Allow to reduce by one third and then remove from the heat and slowly add the remaining butter. 6.· Fry the onions in remaining butter until soft.· Melt the remaining butter in a wide-bottomed pan, add the bamboo shoots, mangetout and seasoning.· Season to taste. 4 Brush an edged baking sheet with the remaining butter.· Add the shallots or salad onions to the remaining butter in the pan and cook until just soft.· Season the lamb and add the remaining butter to the pan.
· And then there is that tub of lovely unsalted butter that spreads so well and tastes sooo yummy.· Then brush the outside of the bread with melted, unsalted butter and place the sandwich in the skillet, Kafka directs.· Mash it or purée it in the blender with an equal quantity of fresh unsalted butter.· Q: Should I bake with salted or unsalted butter?
NOUN
· Orange rum butter Orange rum butter is a cousin of brandy butter.
· Purists and protectionists had insisted that only products made from cocoa butter were worthy of the name.· While the work of Prof Harwood is valuable, cocoa butter is not responsible for the popularity of chocolate.· Because of these shortages, much research has been undertaken to produce a fat with cocoa butter properties.· It is the percentage content of cocoa butter that dictates the quality of the chocolates that you buy.· I gave her a jar of home-made skin cream containing almond oil, cocoa butter and rosewater to soften her skin.
· In medium bowl, combine cup butter, milk, custard powder and confectioners' sugar.
· To avoid further embarrassment he took the butter knife plus the bit of butter with him.· Tillman compressed his lips and, with a butter knife, dug at a smudge of paste stuck to his tee shirt.· Dessert cutlery is set above the place mat; butter knife is on the side plate.· A kindergartner gets caught with a butter knife in his school backpack and is expelled for carrying a concealed weapon.· Use the butter knife to spread the honey-butter on the bread.
· Bring to boil slowly then remove from heat. Melt butter in a pan and stir in flour.· For sauce: melt butter, add flour, add milk, whisk.· Drain, reserving water. Melt butter and fry lettuce slowly until soft.· Crush biscuits either in a polythene bag using a rolling pin, or in a food processor. Melt butter.
· Have you contributed a great deal this year to the butter mountain?
· Loved peanut butter and jam sandwiches.· She often thought of peanut butter.· She says that the badgers eat worms, slugs, and peanut butter sandwiches.· She dipped her carrot into the peanut butter as she went to the door.· The son was looking directly ahead out of the window stuffing himself with bread and peanut butter and strawberry jam.· He once paid his sister $ 300 to make him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.· Clinton's other favourite pastimes include basketball, reading, and peanut butter and banana sandwiches.· If I skipped the peanut butter on the celery, would I lose more weight?
· Mama Sipcott's butter sauce was gleaming on her chin and she looked very beautiful.· Also try Pinot Noir with swordfish steaks or halibut with a black butter sauce.· Fries and slaw, plus decadent garlic butter sauce, also accompany the more than a dozen charbroiled items.· A dunk into that aforementioned garlic butter sauce is highly recommended.
· Add milk, beaten egg, and remaining 4 tablespoons butter.· Heat oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large, deep skillet and add leeks and a little salt and pepper.· Remove from heat and add 2 tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla.· In the top of a double boiler over hot water, melt the chocolate squares and the tablespoon butter.· Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in small skillet over medium heat.· Add white sauce mixing slightly and dot with 1 tablespoon butter.· Melt 4 tablespoons butter or margarine in a small saucepan; stir in brown sugar; heat until bubbly.· While beets are cooking, in a small skillet, saute onion in remaining 1 tablespoon butter until soft but not browned.
VERB
· And on no account add butter or margarine.· Remove from heat and add 2 tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla.· Allow to reduce by one third and then remove from the heat and slowly add the remaining butter. 6.· Combine first 7 ingredients in a large mixer bowl and add buttermilk, butter and eggs.· Make a well in the dry ingredients and gradually add butter and sugar mixture.· Turn the heat to medium-low. Add the tablespoon of butter.· Season the lamb and add the remaining butter to the pan.· Slow the beating to blend to add the margarine or butter.
· Bring to the boil a pan half-filled with water. Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and light.· With an electric mixer, gradually increase to high speed to beat butter until creamy.· Half-fill a large pan with water and bring to the boil. Beat the butter in a warmed mixing bowl until creamy.· In another large bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy.· For the filling, beat the butter with the icing sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the chocolate liqueur.· Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until fluffy.· To make the cinnamon butter, beat the butter with the icing sugar and cinnamon and spread on to the split scones.· Sift flour, baking powder and salt on to wax paper. Beat remaining butter or margarine until soft in large bowl.
· Villagers passed us leaf dishes containing several tiny lamps of clarified butter.· Then the whole thing is cooked slowly in a nonstick pan lightly coated with olive oil or clarified butter.· It is also found pressed into clarified butter atop p t s and terrines, adding flavour and decorative value.· In a large skillet, melt clarified butter and saute rabbit over moderate heat until evenly browned.· In a large skillet, melt clarified butter.· While mixture is reducing, saute mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of the clarified butter until golden brown.· IPreheat oven to 375 F.. Melt remaining clarified butter.
· The hotel is serving it cooked in butter with mushroom and cream flamed with brandy.· Mix the ground beef with the cooked onions and butter.
· She cut bread, spread butter, then Marmite.· With a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.· Whisk the eggs very thoroughly with the strained juice. Cut the butter into small cubes.· Using a dull knife, whisk or potato masher, cut in butter and grated rinds until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.· Cut the fat off meat. Cut down on butter or use a low-fat spread instead.· Iron and steel were hard and unyielding, yet here in the machine shop, you cut them like butter.
· She sat at the table, eating bread and butter.· She looked a bit bedraggled as she sat in the dining room, mechanically eating butter cookies from a blue glass plate.
· Meanwhile heat the remaining butter in a frying pan, add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.· Dust lightly with flour. Heat butter or oil until hot.· Reserve. Heat the butter in a wok or a large frying pan over medium heat.· Remove almonds and set aside. Heat remaining butter in same pan over medium heat.· Remove from the heat and let rest. Heat the butter in a frying pan over low heat.· In a skillet, heat butter and oil.· Season with salt and pepper. Heat the butter in a frying pan and cook the batter to make four pancakes.
· While he was toasting it and putting butter on it, Conradin listened to the noises beyond the dining-room door.· People eat candy bars and put butter on their popcorn.· Sift dry ingredients together and set aside. Put milk and butter in a pan on stove over low heat.· He puts butter on already buttery things like croissants and pound cake.
· In a large bowl, beat together remaining sugar with butter until smooth.· While boar is cooking, saute mushrooms in remaining 1 tablespoon of butter until lightly golden brown; set aside.· Heat remaining butter in same pan over medium heat.· Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in small skillet over medium heat.· Baste frequently with pan drippings and remaining butter mixture.· Whisk in remaining tablespoon of butter.· Add sour cream and remaining butter, soy sauce, salt and pepper.· While beets are cooking, in a small skillet, saute onion in remaining 1 tablespoon butter until soft but not browned.
· The hotel is serving it cooked in butter with mushroom and cream flamed with brandy.· The next time he cooked lobster for me, he served it with butter and lemon.· Spread copies of this week's papers on serving counter and butter thickly on slices of bread.· Fry mush slices for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until slightly browned. Serve hot with butter or syrup.
· I gave her a jar of home-made skin cream containing almond oil, cocoa butter and rosewater to soften her skin.
· She broke off a piece of baguette, spread it with butter and jam, stuffed it into her mouth.· So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.· She cut bread, spread butter, then Marmite.· Transfer butter to a sheet of wax paper, spreading butter out to form a rough log shape.· He cut two thick slices of bread and spread yellow, salty butter over each one.· Place zucchini on a baking sheet, spread butter mixture on zucchini and top with cheese.· There were scones that had been spread with butter and jam, spam sandwiches, marmalade sandwiches and egg sandwiches.· From a tin in the cupboard scones were produced, and spread with butter and honey.
· Slowly pour on to the beaten eggs and stir in the butter and rum.· In small bowl, lightly beat eggs. Stir in milk and butter.· Strain and mash with a fork or potato-masher. Stir in the butter and sauce.· Remove from the heat, stir in butter.· Remove pan from heat. Stir butter into lemon mixture until melted.· Reduce heat to low and stir in sugar and butter.· Mix dry ingredients and stir into butter mixture.
· She loves chicken and wanted ways to liven it up without using fattening butter or cream sauces.· Or use a combination of butter and margarine in cooking if you prefer the butter flavor.· Try some of the other suggestions instead or just try using slightly less butter than usual.· For a dairy cake, you can use milk chocolate and butter.· Who would use butter to fix a watch unless they were mad?· They claim to use real butter.· I was persuaded long ago to use Flora instead of butter.· Tim and I use butter differently, too.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► your/somebody’s bread and butter► know which side your bread is buttered on
  • Lori seemed to go through men like a knife through butter.
  • Have you contributed a great deal this year to the butter mountain?
  • The whole point of those reforms was to get rid of the food mountains.
  • Attach a bean to the handle end of each spoon with a pat of butter.
  • Fry in a pat of butter.
1a solid yellow food made from milk or cream that you spread on bread or use in cooking → bread-and-butter2butter wouldn’t melt in somebody’s mouth used to say that someone seems to be very kind and sincere but is not really—buttery adjectiveCOLLOCATIONSadjectivessalted/unsalted (=with or without salt in it)· Unsalted butter is better for baking.· Most butter is slightly salted.melted butter (=heated until it is liquid)· Brush the pastry with a little melted butter.phrasesa pat of butter (=a small flat piece)· Breakfast was a small roll and a pat of butter.a knob of butter (=a small round piece)· Add a knob of butter to the meat juices in the pan.a lump of butter· He served himself a big lump of butter.verbsspread butter on something· Lee was spreading butter on his toast.spread something with butter· Spread the warm crumpets with butter.melt butter· Melt the butter and mix it with the other ingredients.soften butter· First soften the butter in a warm place.
butter1 nounbutter2 verb
butterbutter2 verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
butter
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theybutter
he, she, itbutters
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theybuttered
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave buttered
he, she, ithas buttered
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad buttered
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill butter
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have buttered
Continuous Form
PresentIam buttering
he, she, itis buttering
you, we, theyare buttering
PastI, he, she, itwas buttering
you, we, theywere buttering
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been buttering
he, she, ithas been buttering
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been buttering
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be buttering
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been buttering
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • buttered bread
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Neither method requires the bread to be buttered.
  • The toast, buttered and sugared and sprinkled with cinnamon, was cut into large triangles and laid out on platters.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto praise someone in an insincere way
to say nice things that you do not mean about someone, especially in order to get something from them: · Flatter her a little - tell her she's beautiful.· His flattering comments embarrassed her.
informal to say nice things to someone in order to make them do something you want: butter somebody up: · It's no use trying to butter me up -- I'm not changing my mind.butter up somebody: · The bank has to butter up investors in this fiercely competitive market.
WORD SETS
allspice, nounbake, verbbarbecue, verbbaste, verbblanch, verbboil, verbbottle, verbbouillon cube, nounbraise, verbbreadcrumbs, nounbreaded, adjectivebrine, nounbroil, verbbrown, verbbutter, verbcandied, adjectivecaper, nouncaramel, nouncardamom, nouncarve, verbcasserole, nouncasserole, verbcaster sugar, nouncharbroil, verbchervil, nounchestnut, nounchicory, nounchill, verbchilli powder, nounchip, verbcilantro, nouncinnamon, nounclean, verbclove, nouncochineal, nouncoconut, nouncook, verbcook, nouncookbook, nouncookery, nouncookery book, nouncordon bleu, adjectivecore, verbcoriander, nouncream, verbcrisp, verbcube, verbculinary, adjectivecumin, nouncurry powder, noundeep fry, verbdessertspoon, noundevilled, adjectivedice, verbdone, adjectivedress, verbessence, nounfat, nounflambé, adjectiveflan, nounflavouring, nounflour, nounflour, verbfrost, verbfrosting, nounfry, verbglaze, verbglaze, noungourmet, adjectivegourmet, noungrate, verbgrease, noungrease, verbgreaseproof paper, noungrill, verbgrill, noungrind, verbgut, verbhard-boiled, adjectivehaute cuisine, nounhob, nounhull, verbhusk, verbice, verbicebox, nounicing, nounicing sugar, nouningredient, nounjoint, verbknead, verblard, nounlard, verbleaven, nounliquidize, verbmarinade, nounmarinate, verbmarjoram, nounmicrowave, verbmince, verbmincer, nounmint, nounmix, verbmix, nounnouvelle cuisine, nounnutmeg, nounoil, nounolive oil, nounoverdone, adjectiveparboil, verbpare, verbpickle, verbpipe, verbpit, verbpitted, adjectivepkt, pluck, verbplum tomato, nounpoach, verbprecooked, adjectivepreheat, verbprep, verbprove, verbrecipe, nounreduce, verbrice paper, nounrind, nounrise, verbroast, verbroast, nounroast, adjectiverosemary, nounroux, nounsaffron, nounsage, nounsalt, nounsalt, verbsauce, nounsausage meat, nounsauté, verbsavory, nounscalloped, adjectivesear, verbseason, verbseasoning, nounself-raising flour, nounself-rising flour, nounsesame, nounshell, verbshortening, nounshort-order cook, nounshuck, verbsieve, verbsift, verbsifter, nounsimmer, verbsimmer, nounskewer, verbsmoke, verbsoak, verbsoda, nounsodium bicarbonate, nounspice, nounspice, verbspicy, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, verbsteep, verbstew, verbstock, nounstone, verbstrain, verbstuff, verbstuffing, nounsunny-side up, adjectivesweat, verbsweet-and-sour, adjectiveTabasco, nountandoori, adjectivetarragon, nountbsp, teaspoon, nountenderize, verbtenderloin, nountextured vegetable protein, nounthaw, verbthyme, nountimer, nountoast, nountoast, verbtoss, verbtruss, verbtsp, turmeric, noununderdone, adjectivevinaigrette, nounvinegar, nounwhip, verbwhisk, verbyeast, nounzap, verbzest, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· The Bank has to butter up both investors and intermediaries because it is in a fiercely competitive international market.· The first step is to determine whether buttering up is really necessary.
NOUN
· Not so in the United States, where the very definition of human existence is the bread and butter of political debate.· Neither method requires the bread to be buttered.· She served me bread, butter, cheese, herring, and tea.
· The produce business is not like peanut butter where it takes time for the whole process to catch up with the product.· The peanut and sugar programs add 33 cents to the price of a jar of peanut butter, according to Pasco.· The child may be a very picky eater; for example, refusing anything but peanut butter sandwiches and macaroni.· How about a peanut butter and noodle casserole?· While still beating, gradually add confectioners' sugar and peanut butter.· How can people eat peanut butter and jelly?
· Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in heavy casserole.· In same pan, saute mushrooms 228 in remaining 4 tablespoons butter over high heat until golden brown.· Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large saucepan over medium-low heat.· Add potato puree and 4 tablespoons butter.· Discard fat in pan and add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to pan.· Saute onions and celery in two tablespoons butter and add flour and salt and pepper.· To make sauce, in a saucepan, saute shallots and mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter until golden brown.· Whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons butter little by little.
· At home she would have been having buttered toast and strawberry jam and probably a piece of sponge-cake to round it off.· Ellie moved gingerly between the table and the kitchen counter, buttering toast and pouring cups of tea.· The gas plops out, and I butter the toast listening to matches struck in the dark.· Dad, in the kitchen making Sunday breakfast for the family, drops the buttered toast on the floor.· It was while she was standing at it, buttering some toast, that Sarella heard some one humming outside.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► your/somebody’s bread and butter► know which side your bread is buttered on
  • Lori seemed to go through men like a knife through butter.
  • Have you contributed a great deal this year to the butter mountain?
  • The whole point of those reforms was to get rid of the food mountains.
  • Attach a bean to the handle end of each spoon with a pat of butter.
  • Fry in a pat of butter.
 to spread butter on something:  buttered toastbutter somebody ↔ up phrasal verb informal to say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want:  Don’t think you can butter me up that easily.
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