Cool MateButter
UK /["/ˈbʌtə(r)/"]/US /["/ˈbʌtər/"]/
Definition
a soft yellow food made from cream, used in cooking and for spreading on bread
In simple words: A yellow food made from cream, used in cooking or as a spread.
Examples
- I like spreading butter on my toast in the morning.
- Do you want butter or margarine on your bread?
- The recipe calls for two tablespoons of butter.
- He prefers butter with his popcorn rather than salt.
- Butter is made from cream.
- She melted butter to cook the vegetables.
- They serve butter with the fresh bread at the restaurant.
- You can use butter to bake delicious cookies.
Usage notes
Butter is commonly used in cooking and baking. It may not be appropriate in vegan contexts, where people avoid animal products.
Grammar pattern
standalone noun
Memory hint
Think of a 'butterfly' flapping in a 'buttery' yellow field.
Collocations
- fresh
- creamy
- rancid
- knob
- pat
- slab
- put on
- spread (something with)
- heat
- spread
- melt
- sauce
- dish
- knife
- in butter
- bread and butter
Synonyms
- margarine
- spread
- cream
- ghee
- oleo
Antonyms
- margarine
- oil
Common mistakes
- Confused with 'margarine', which is a butter substitute.
- Using 'butter' in contexts where oils or non-dairy spreads are required.