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Butter
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Simple meaning
What does Butter mean?
Butter is a soft food often spread on bread.
Dictionary definition
A soft yellow food made from cream, often spread on bread; to butter means to spread butter on something.
Example sentences
Butter in a sentence
easy
She put butter on her toast.
medium
The warm butter melted on the pancake.
hard
The recipe said to butter the pan before adding the batter.
Synonyms
Words like Butter
spreadUse for a soft food put on bread or toast.
dairy spreadA descriptive phrase for butter.
Antonyms
Opposite words
dry toastToast without butter or spread.
plain breadBread without butter or toppings.
Word family
Butter word family
Base word
butter
verb
butters
Spreads butter on something.
adjective
buttered
Covered with butter.
adjective
buttery
Tasting like or full of butter.
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Practice 1
What does butter mean?
Butter is a soft food made from cream and often spread on toast or bread.
Practice 2
Which word is related to butter?
Butter is often spread on toast.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses butter correctly?
Butter can be spread on bread.
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