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churn
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noun (n)

  • a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    butter churn
    source: wordnet30
  • A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separate the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • be agitated(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The sea was churning in the storm.
    Synonym:
    boil, moil, roil
    source: wordnet30
  • To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To perform the operation of churning.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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