All butter synonyms
but·ter
B b noun butter
- oil — any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- shortening — butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.
- margarine — a butterlike product made of refined vegetable oils, sometimes blended with animal fats, and emulsified, usually with water or milk.
- spread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- oleo — margarine.
- ghee — a kind of liquid butter, used especially in the cooking of India, made from the milk of cows or buffaloes and clarified by boiling.