/ Dictionary / Index B buttery: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: but•ter•y Pronunciation: (but'u-rē), [key] — adj. like, containing, or spread with butter. resembling butter, as in smoothness or softness of texture: a vest of buttery leather. grossly flattering; smarmy. but•ter•y Pronunciation: (but'u-rē, bu'trē), [key] — pl. -ter•ies. a room or rooms in which the provisions, wines, and liquors of a household are kept; pantry; larder. a room in colleges, esp. at Oxford and Cambridge universities, from which articles of food and drink are sold or dispensed to the students. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: buttery (Thesaurus) butterwort butt hinge Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language