Butter
Meaning
A pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking.
Pronunciation
UK ˈbʌtə(r)
US ˈbʌtər
Example Sentences
- Pancakes are flat cakes, often thin and round, prepared from a starch based batter that can also have eggs, milk, and butter.
- They're then fried on both sides in a pan, often using oil or butter.
- In Canada and the United States, pancakes are often eaten for breakfast with butter and syrup.
- The filling generally also includes sugar, butter, and cinnamon, sometimes also lemon juice or nutmeg.
- The man who created the [Reese's] Peanut Butter Cup was a farmer, by the name of [Harry] [Burnett] [Reese], who was a former shipping foreman and dairy farmer for [Milton] [Snavely] Hershey, the founder of Hershey's chocolate.
- I get flour, sugar, eggs, and butter.
- You can eat it warm with butter.
- Butter sits near the eggs.
- He also makes bread with butter.
- Farmers also make butter from milk.
Learn Butter in Context
A Cake for My FriendBirthdays are the best days! I want to make a cake for my friend. I get flour, sugar, eggs, and butter. I put them in a big bowl. I mix them together. The mix looks smooth and thick. I put the mix in...Read story 
The Smell of Fresh BreadDo you like the smell of fresh bread? It is one of the best smells. Bakers make bread early in the morning. They mix flour, water, and yeast together. The yeast makes the bread grow big. Then the bake...Read story 
What Is in the Fridge?Look in the fridge! You can find many good things there. Milk is in the fridge. Eggs are in the fridge, too. You can see some vegetables. There is fruit in there. Some leftovers are on one shelf. The...Read story
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