buttered

Given yellow coating

Buttered describes something spread or coated with butter: buttered toast, buttered noodles.

The past tense of butter works the same way: She buttered the bread.

To butter someone up is to flatter them, usually to gain favor.

Buttered sometimes appears in phrases suggesting pleasant indulgence: He knows which side his bread is buttered on.

spread

toast

Heated bread; glass-raising honor

  • breadLeavened flour product
  • croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
  • sconeSmall crumbly teatime bread

bagel · muffin · crumpet · biscuit · roll · naan · paratha · roti · brioche · pumpernickel

richness

indulgent

Too willing to yield

creamy · luscious · sumptuous · golden · silky · smooth · unctuous · savory · comforting · heavenly

cooking

sautéed

Cooked quickly in fat

glazed · poached · roasted · noodles · vegetables · popcorn · lobster · shrimp · corn · potatoes

melted

dripping

Rendered cooking fat

warm · hot · sizzling · drizzle · basted · pourable · slathered · drenched · soaked · glossy

pastry

croissants

Flaky crescent-shaped pastries

flaky · layers · dough · phyllo · danish · palmiers · galette · tart · crust · biscuits

Opposites
presence of butter

butteredunbuttered

Lacking creamy spread

dry · plain · bare · nonbuttered · butterless

Phrases
Family

butter, buttery, buttering, butters, buttermilk, butter up, butterless

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G