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Verb: butter up
  1. Flatter with the intention of getting something
    "I could never butter up my boss like that";
    - brown-nose [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: buttering up, buttered up, butters up

Type of: blandish, flatter

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butterball
butterbean
butter-bean plant
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buttercream
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buttercup
buttercup family
buttercup squash