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butter
noun
-
butter
a
pale
yellow
,
creamy
food
made
by
churning
cream
,
eaten
as
a
spread
or
used
in
cooking
•
At
breakfast
,
Mia
spread
butter
on
her
toast
while
the
coffee
brewed
.
At
breakfast
,
Mia
spread
butter
on
her
toast
while
the
coffee
brewed
.
•
The
recipe
says
to
melt
butter
in
a
pan
before
adding
the
onions
.
The
recipe
says
to
melt
butter
in
a
pan
before
adding
the
onions
.
Old
English
“
butere
”,
from
Latin
“
butyrum
”,
ultimately
from
Greek
“
bouturon
”
meaning
cow
cheese
.
verb
to
spread
butter
on
food
or
to
coat
something
with
butter
•
She
carefully
buttered
each
slice
of
warm
bread
for
the
picnic
.
She
carefully
buttered
each
slice
of
warm
bread
for
the
picnic
.
•
The
chef
buttered
the
sizzling
steak
to
give
it
a
rich
flavor
.
The
chef
buttered
the
sizzling
steak
to
give
it
a
rich
flavor
.
Verb
sense
comes
from
the
noun
,
first
recorded
in
late
Middle
English
.
butterfly
noun
-
butterfly
,
butterflies
an
insect
with
two
pairs
of
large
,
often
brightly
colored
wings
that
flies
mainly
during
the
day
•
A
colorful
butterfly
landed
on
the
sunflower
.
A
colorful
butterfly
landed
on
the
sunflower
.
•
The
children
chased
a
blue
butterfly
across
the
meadow
.
The
children
chased
a
blue
butterfly
across
the
meadow
.
Old
English
‘
buttorfleoge
’,
literally
‘
butter
fly
’,
possibly
from
the
yellow
color
of
some
species
’
wings
.
noun
-
butterfly
,
butterflies
a
swimming
stroke
in
which
both
arms
move
together
over
the
water
while
the
legs
perform
a
dolphin
kick
•
Maya's
fastest
event
is
the
100-meter
butterfly
.
Maya's
fastest
event
is
the
100-meter
butterfly
.
•
The
coach
corrected
his
arm
position
in
butterfly
.
The
coach
corrected
his
arm
position
in
butterfly
.
Named
because
the
simultaneous
arm
movements
resemble
the
flapping
wings
of
a
butterfly
.
verb
-
butterfly
,
butterflying
,
butterflies
,
butterflied
to
cut
meat
or
seafood
almost
in
half
and
spread
it
open
flat
so
it
cooks
evenly
or
can
be
stuffed
•
The
chef
butterflied
the
chicken
breast
before
grilling
.
The
chef
butterflied
the
chicken
breast
before
grilling
.
•
Butterfly
the
shrimp
so
they
cook
faster
and
hold
more
marinade
.
Butterfly
the
shrimp
so
they
cook
faster
and
hold
more
marinade
.
From
the
idea
that
the
opened
piece
of
meat
resembles
the
wings
of
a
butterfly
.
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