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buttery

Letters that make buttery

b, e, r, t, u, y are letters that make 'buttery'

Words within buttery

ER, te, butter, ut, TT, utter, but, butt, Butte, butte, Er, Te, UT are words within 'buttery'

buttery is a 7 letter word starting with b
buttery is a 7 letter word ending with y

4 possible definitions for 'buttery'

Buttery as "a small storeroom for storing foods or wines"

Under this definition, buttery is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pantry, larder have the same meaning as 'buttery'

buttery as a type

'buttery' can be a type of storeroom, storage room, stowage.

Types of buttery

stillroom, still room are types of 'buttery'.

Buttery as "unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech"

Under this definition, buttery is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

oily, oleaginous, fulsome, smarmy, soapy, unctuous have the same meaning as 'buttery'

Derivatives of buttery

fulsomeness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction, oiliness, smarm are derivatives of 'buttery'.

Similar to buttery

insincere is similar to buttery.

Example of buttery used within this context

"buttery praise", "gave him a fulsome introduction", "an oily sycophantic press agent", "oleaginous hypocrisy", "smarmy self-importance", "the unctuous Uriah Heep", "soapy compliments"

Buttery as "a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals"

Under this definition, buttery is a noun and has the following properties:

buttery as a type

'buttery' can be a type of teashop, teahouse, tearoom, tea parlor, tea parlour.

Buttery as "resembling or containing or spread with butter"

Under this definition, buttery is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of buttery

butter is a derivative of buttery.

Similar to buttery

fatty, fat are similar to 'buttery'.

Example of buttery used within this context

"a rich buttery cake"