buttered toast

Breakfast spread staple

Buttered toast is bread that has been toasted and spread with butter.

The phrase names one of the most basic prepared foods, often a breakfast staple or comfort food.

It appears in expressions like land butter-side down, referring to the pessimistic notion that dropped toast always falls the wrong way.

Related

warm · crumbs · marmalade · jam · crunchy · melted · morning · sunny side up · slice · brown bread · spread · knife · plate · honey · yolk · eggs · crusts · browned

Opposites
preparation/topping

buttered toastdry toast

stale bread · plain bread · dry bread · hardtack · croutons

moisture/texture

buttered toastdry toast

stale bread · hard tack · crisp bread

Family

butter, toast, buttery, butters, toasts, toasted, toasting, toaster, toasty

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G