butters
Coats with spread
Butters is the third-person singular of butter, meaning to spread butter on something: She butters her toast every morning.
To butter someone up is to flatter them, usually to gain favor.
In British slang, butters means ugly or unattractive, likely derived from "butt-ugly": He's proper butters.
Cooking with dry heat
- sautéingQuick cooking in fat
- clarifiedMade understandable
- gheeButter with milk removed
- cookingPreparing food with heat
browning · roux · pan-frying · shortening · croissants · pastries · flavoring · emulsifying
Smooth and rich
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- softYielding to touch
whipped · spreadable · melting · rich · emulsified · mellow · satin · glossy
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
- breadLeavened flour product
- bagelBoiled, then baked roll
- croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
- sconeSmall crumbly teatime bread
muffin · sandwich · margarine · butterknife · pats · tub · dairy · refrigerator
Edible underground legume
- almondEdible tree nut
- cashewCurved edible seed
- sunflowerTall daisy-family plant
- cocoaGround cacao seed powder
shea · coconut · apple · garlic · herb · honey · maple · truffle
Informal substitute name
Praises insincerely for advantage
- schmoozesEngages in ingratiating conversation
- sweet-talksPersuades through flattery
- cajolesPersuades by flattery
- coaxesPersuades through gentle urging
ingratiates · charms · compliments · smooth-talks · soft-soaps · blandishes · wheedles · fawns
baking
Cooking with dry heat
cooking · browning · roux · pan-frying · shortening · croissants · pastries · flavoring · emulsifying · foaming
creamy
Smooth and rich
soft · whipped · spreadable · melting · rich · emulsified · mellow · satin · glossy · supple
toast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
scone · muffin · sandwich · margarine · butterknife · pats · tub · dairy · refrigerator · pantry
peanut
Edible underground legume
cocoa · shea · coconut · apple · garlic · herb · honey · maple · truffle · anchovy
nickname
Informal substitute name
flatters
Praises insincerely for advantage
- schmoozesEngages in ingratiating conversation
- sweet-talksPersuades through flattery
- cajolesPersuades by flattery
coaxes · ingratiates · charms · compliments · smooth-talks · soft-soaps · blandishes · wheedles · fawns · praises
buttersmargarines
Non-dairy spreading fats
oleomargarine · shortening · lard · coconut oil · olive oil
- peanut butterPaste from ground gourds
- bread and butterPrimary source of income
- butter knifeBlunt spreading utensil
- peanut butter and jellyTwo spreads between bread
- butter upFlatter insincerely for advantage
- buttered toastBrowned bread with spread
butter, buttery, buttered, buttering, buttermilk, butterball, butterfat, butter up, butterballs