butter vs margarine

butter

noun
  • Any of various substances made from other (especially plant-based) oils or fats, used in moisturizers, cosmetics, etc. 

  • Someone who butts, or who butts in. 

  • A smooth plane landing. 

  • A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). 

  • Any of various foodstuffs made from other foods or oils, similar in consistency to, eaten like or intended as a substitute for butter (preceded by the name of the food used to make it). 

verb
  • To spin on skis or a snowboard using only the tips or tails being in contact with the snow 

  • To spread butter on. 

  • Hyponyms: nosebutter, tailbutter 

  • To move one's weight backwards or forwards onto the tips or tails of one's skis or snowboard so only the tip or tail is in contact with the snow. Similar to applying butter to bread with then end of a butterknife. 

adj
  • Very smooth, very soft 

margarine

noun
  • A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter. 

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