butter knife

Thân thiện

A child uses a butter knife to spread butter on a piece of toast.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small knife with a blunt blade: A utensil specifically designed for cutting or spreading butter, typically featuring a dull, non-serrated edge to prevent tearing of bread.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Please pass the butter knife.
  • She used a butter knife to spread the jam evenly on her toast.
  • The formal table setting included a specific butter knife placed on the bread plate.

Advanced Usage

• "To use a butter knife": To employ the tool for its intended purpose, often implying a gentle or non-destructive action.
  • You can use a butter knife to pry open the lid without damaging it.
• As a descriptor for something very dull or ineffective: Used metaphorically.
  • That old sword is about as sharp as a butter knife.

Variants and Related Words

• Butter spreader: A synonym, often used interchangeably.
• Table knife: A broader category of cutlery which includes the butter knife.
• Butter curler: A different, specialized utensil for shaping butter into decorative curls.

Synonyms

• Butter spreader
• Dinner knife (when referring to a non-serrated table knife)

Related Phrases

• "Butter knife fight": A humorous phrase indicating a very non-serious or harmless conflict.
  • Their argument was a mere butter knife fight compared to the real corporate disputes.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter