Butter is a common food made by churning cream or milk. People often use it to cook or spread on food like bread.
I put butter on my toast every morning.
She melts butter in the pan for cooking.
Butter can also mean a thick lotion or cream that helps keep skin soft and healthy. It is often used for dry skin.
She uses body butter after a shower.
This butter keeps my skin very soft.
As a verb, butter means to put butter or a similar soft substance on food or a surface. Usually, it is used with bread or pans when cooking.
Please butter the bread before you eat it.
She buttered the pan to cook the eggs.
Butter can mean to try to please someone by praising them too much. This is often done to get something in return.
He buttered up the teacher to get a good grade.
They buttered her before asking for help.
In a technical sense, butter refers to the fat part of milk that is separated and used in cooking or food science. It melts when heated and is important in recipes.
Butter is composed mainly of milk fat in food science.
Scientists study the melting point of butter in labs.
Butter can mean a spread like dairy butter but made from plants. It is often used by people who do not eat dairy products.
Many people choose plant butter instead of dairy butter.
Butter made from coconut is common in vegan cooking.
Butter sometimes refers to nut butters like peanut butter. These are smooth spreads made by grinding nuts or seeds.
I like butter on my bread with jam.
Peanut butter is a popular snack in many countries.
People sometimes use butter to say something is very smooth or good, like music or movement. It is a friendly, informal expression.
His playing is pure butter on the guitar.
She danced with butter and great style.
