butter knife

noun

: a small knife with a rounded blade that is used especially for spreading butter on bread during a meal

Examples of butter knife in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Avoid pushing the substance further into the fabric, but remove any excess from the surface with something like a butter knife or a spoon. — Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026

Swirl a butter knife or wooden skewer through the batter a few times to create a marbled effect. — Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026

Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack. — Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026

Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack. — CBS News, 24 May 2026

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