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BUTTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("buttery" is a kind of...):
tea parlor; tea parlour; teahouse; tearoom; teashop (a restaurant where tea and light meals are available)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small storeroom for storing foods or wines
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("buttery" is a kind of...):
storage room; storeroom; stowage (a room in which things are stored)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "buttery"):
still room; stillroom (a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling or containing or spread with butter
Example:
a rich buttery cake
Classified under:
Similar:
fat; fatty (containing or composed of fat)
Derivation:
butter (an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Example:
soapy compliments
Synonyms:
buttery; fulsome; oily; oleaginous; smarmy; soapy; unctuous
Classified under:
Similar:
insincere (lacking sincerity)
