| butterfingers |
(used with a sing. verb) someone who frequently drops things. |
| butterfish |
a flat-bodied fish caught for food along the North American Atlantic coast. |
| butterfly |
any of a large group of insects closely related to the moths, with large, often brightly colored wings. [5 definitions] |
| butterfly stroke |
a vigorous swimming stroke performed face down in which the arms are lifted simultaneously forward and brought back through the water while the legs move simultaneously up and down. |
| butter knife |
a small knife with a dull edge, used to cut, serve, or spread butter. |
| butterless |
combined form of butter. |
| buttermilk |
a sour liquid residue of butter-making, used as a drink or in cooking. [2 definitions] |
| butternut |
a deciduous tree of North America, related to the walnut. [2 definitions] |
| butternut squash |
a yellow, bell-shaped winter squash. |
| butterscotch |
a flavoring or candy prepared from butter, brown sugar, and other ingredients. [2 definitions] |
| butter up |
(informal) to praise or act very nicely toward (someone), sometimes insincerely, in hopes of gaining something from that person. |
| buttery1 |
like, containing, or covered with butter. [2 definitions] |
| buttery2 |
a storeroom for liquor and provisions of a household; larder. |
| butt in |
(informal) to mix into or intrude in other people's activities or conversation. |
| buttock |
(usu. pl.) either of the rounded, fleshy parts of the human body behind the pelvis. [2 definitions] |
| button |
any of various small, usually round, fasteners which are attached to a garment and designed to slide through a slit or loop. They may also be used purely for decoration. [7 definitions] |
| button-down |
with the collar tips held down with buttons. |
| buttonhole |
a small slit in a garment through which a button can be fastened. [3 definitions] |
| buttonhook |
a small, usu. metal hook used to pull buttons through their holes, esp. on shoes and gloves. |
| buttonless |
combined form of button. |
| button tree |
a West Indian tree or shrub that bears hard, button-shaped fruit and yields heavy, compact wood. |