peanut butter
Definition
- Noun:
- A spread made from ground peanuts: A food paste or spread created by grinding roasted or plain peanuts. It is commonly used on bread, crackers, or in cooking and baking.
Usage
- Peanut butter is typically used as a countable noun when referring to a type or jar of the product (e.g., ), and as an uncountable noun when referring to the substance in general (e.g., ).
- It is primarily used as a food item to be spread, dipped into, or used as an ingredient.
Examples
- Noun:
- For lunch, I had a sandwich with peanut butter and jelly.
- This recipe calls for one cup of smooth peanut butter.
- He scooped some peanut butter onto a celery stick.
Advanced Usage
- "To be like peanut butter and jelly": An idiom describing two things or people that complement each other perfectly or are frequently found together.
- Those two friends are like peanut butter and jelly; they're always together.
Variants and Related Words
- Peanut butter cup (n): A candy consisting of a cup-shaped chocolate shell filled with peanut butter.
- Peanut butter cookie (n): A type of cookie made with peanut butter as a primary ingredient.
Synonyms
- Groundnut paste: A less common synonym, primarily used in some regional varieties of English.
- Peanut spread: A descriptive synonym.
Related Phrases
- Peanut butter and jelly sandwich (n): A common sandwich, often abbreviated as PB&J, made with peanut butter and fruit preserves.
- My favorite childhood lunch was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Related Idioms
- "To be in a peanut butter and jelly situation": To be in a comfortable, familiar, or routine pairing. (Note: This is a playful, non-standard extension of the common idiom).
- After working together for years, their partnership is a real peanut butter and jelly situation.
Noun
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a spread made from ground peanuts
