butter
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
Types & categories
- solid food hypernym
- dairy product hypernym
- stick hyponym
- clarified butter hyponym
- brown butter hyponym
- Meuniere butter hyponym
- yak butter hyponym
Related & opposite
- butter derivation
- buttery derivation
- butyraceous derivation
Sense 2 verb
spread butter on
butter bread
Types & categories
- cover hypernym
Related & opposite
- butter derivation
Sense 3 noun
a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head
Types & categories
- fighter hypernym
Related & opposite
- bunt derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | butter |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | buttery |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | butyraceous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | solid food |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | dairy product |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clarified butter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brown butter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Meuniere butter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yak butter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | butter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cover |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bunt |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fighter |