I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ fresh
▪ creamy
▪ rancid
▪ melted
▪
Brush the pastry with a little melted ~.
▪ softened
▪ clarified
▪ salted , unsalted
▪ brandy ( esp. BrE ), garlic , herb
▪ apple ( AmE )
▪ almond , cocoa
▪ peanut
… OF BUTTER
▪ knob ( BrE ), pat , slab , stick ( AmE )
▪
He put a large knob of ~ on the potatoes.
▪
You can make frosting out of half a stick of ~ and two cups of powdered sugar.
VERB + BUTTER
▪ put on , spread (sth with)
▪
Put some ~ on the crackers, please.
▪
He spread ~ on the roll.
▪ heat , melt , soften
▪ add , beat , beat in , cream , mix , rub , rub in
▪
Cream the ~ and icing sugar together until light and fluffy.
▪
Rub the ~ into the flour.
▪ churn , make
BUTTER + VERB
▪ spread
▪
This ~ doesn't spread very well.
▪ melt
▪
The ~ melted in the heat.
BUTTER + NOUN
▪ sauce
▪ dish , knife
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
spinach sautéed in ~
PHRASES
▪ bread and ~
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ generously , thickly ( esp. BrE )
▪ lightly
▪
lightly ~ed toast
Butter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bread , ↑ toast