buttery
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(satellite adjective) resembling or containing or spread with butter; "a rich buttery cake" |
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(satellite adjective) unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep" |
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Synonyms: fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous |
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(noun) where students in British universities can purchase light meals |
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Related Words: teahouse, tearoom, teashop |
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(noun) a small room for storing foods or wines |
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Synonyms: larder, pantry |
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Related Words: still room, stillroom, storage room, storeroom, stowage |
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