Definition of Churn

1. Noun. A vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk.

Exact synonyms: Butter Churn
Generic synonyms: Vessel

2. Verb. Stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter.
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Stir

3. Verb. Be agitated. "The water churns "; "The sea was churning in the storm"
Exact synonyms: Boil, Moil, Roil
Specialized synonyms: Roll, Seethe
Generic synonyms: Move

Definition of Churn

1. n. 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.

2. v. t. To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.

3. v. i. To perform the operation of churning.

Definition of Churn

1. to stir briskly in order to make butter [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Churn

church service
Church Slavic
church tower
church year
Churg
churg-strauss syndrome
churidars
churinga
churingas
churl
churlish
churlishly
churlishness
churlishnesses
churls
churn (current term)
churned
churned-up
churner
churners
churning
churnings
churns
churn out
churn up
churr
churred
churrigueresco
churrigueresque
churring

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