Buttercup
noun
A type of wild flowering plant that usually has yellow flowers.
She picked some beautiful buttercups from the meadow.
Often appears as...
- field of buttercups
- yellow buttercup
noun
A color that is like the color of a buttercup flower.
She decorated her room in shades of buttercup and lavender.
Often appears as...
- buttercup yellow
- buttercup dress
noun
In the film 'The Princess Bride', Buttercup is the name of the female protagonist.
Buttercup falls in love with a humble farm boy in 'The Princess Bride'.
Often appears as...
- princess buttercup
- buttercup and westley
Usage tips
Cinematic
noun
A term of endearment for someone who is sweet and dear.
Don't worry, buttercup, everything will be okay.
Often appears as...
- my buttercup
- sweet buttercup
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
noun
A type of wild flowering plant that usually has yellow flowers.
She picked some beautiful buttercups from the meadow.
Often appears as...
- field of buttercups
- yellow buttercup
noun
A color that is like the color of a buttercup flower.
She decorated her room in shades of buttercup and lavender.
Often appears as...
- buttercup yellow
- buttercup dress
noun
In the film 'The Princess Bride', Buttercup is the name of the female protagonist.
Buttercup falls in love with a humble farm boy in 'The Princess Bride'.
Often appears as...
- princess buttercup
- buttercup and westley
Usage tips
Cinematic
noun
A term of endearment for someone who is sweet and dear.
Don't worry, buttercup, everything will be okay.
Often appears as...
- my buttercup
- sweet buttercup
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Reference
Buttercups are common in meadows, often related to spring and purity in literature and songs.
The poet described the field as 'dotted with gold buttercups'.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Yellow
Most buttercups are yellow, but they can also be white or orange, symbolizing different things.
She found a rare white buttercup among the yellow.
Pro Tip 3/3Childhood Game
A common childhood game involves holding a buttercup under someone's chin to reflect yellow for 'liking butter'.
If your chin glows yellow, it means you like butter!
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Reference
Buttercups are common in meadows, often related to spring and purity in literature and songs.
The poet described the field as 'dotted with gold buttercups'.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Yellow
Most buttercups are yellow, but they can also be white or orange, symbolizing different things.
She found a rare white buttercup among the yellow.
Pro Tip 3/3Childhood Game
A common childhood game involves holding a buttercup under someone's chin to reflect yellow for 'liking butter'.
If your chin glows yellow, it means you like butter!
Pro Tip 1/3Nature Reference
Buttercups are common in meadows, often related to spring and purity in literature and songs.
The poet described the field as 'dotted with gold buttercups'.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Yellow
Most buttercups are yellow, but they can also be white or orange, symbolizing different things.
She found a rare white buttercup among the yellow.
Pro Tip 3/3Childhood Game
A common childhood game involves holding a buttercup under someone's chin to reflect yellow for 'liking butter'.
If your chin glows yellow, it means you like butter!
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Into the Ocean PIPE...
before it spreads out all over the harbor and the chesapeake bay and eventually into the atlantic ocean can you see a minute we sure can when do you guys want to do it he's moving let's see we got it we got it we got it so what do you see in there miles it's um recently in buttercups yup
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James Geary, metaphorical...
She is not she, but a buttercup. And love is not love, but being all shook up. In this, Elvis is following Aristotle's classic definition of metaphor as the process of giving the thing a name that belongs to something else.
Video examples
Into the Ocean PIPE...
before it spreads out all over the harbor and the chesapeake bay and eventually into the atlantic ocean can you see a minute we sure can when do you guys want to do it he's moving let's see we got it we got it we got it so what do you see in there miles it's um recently in buttercups yup
Video examples
James Geary, metaphorical...
She is not she, but a buttercup. And love is not love, but being all shook up. In this, Elvis is following Aristotle's classic definition of metaphor as the process of giving the thing a name that belongs to something else.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Derrick Jensen
American Author
I want you to begin keeping a calendar of who you see and when: the first day each year you see buttercups, the first day frogs start singing, the last day you see robins in the fall, the first day for grasshoppers. In short, I want you to pay attention.
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Bob Mortimer
English Comedian
There's nothing better than just staring at a buttercup, struggling to make an impact on the world.
Quote examples
Jean Ingelow
English Poet
Against her ankles as she trod The lucky buttercups did nod.
Quote examples
Derrick Jensen
American Author
I want you to begin keeping a calendar of who you see and when: the first day each year you see buttercups, the first day frogs start singing, the last day you see robins in the fall, the first day for grasshoppers. In short, I want you to pay attention.
Quote examples
Bob Mortimer
English Comedian
There's nothing better than just staring at a buttercup, struggling to make an impact on the world.
Quote examples
Jean Ingelow
English Poet
Against her ankles as she trod The lucky buttercups did nod.
Example 1 of 3
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