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butter |
a food like butter in texture and used as a spread. [1/3 definitions] |
creamy |
having the taste, color, or texture of cream. [1/2 definitions] |
finish |
the coating on or texture of a hard surface. [1/5 definitions] |
garnish |
to decorate with something that adds another flavor, color, or texture. [1/2 definitions] |
mush1 |
any mass that is like this cereal in texture. [1/2 definitions] |
texture |
The texture of a surface or material, is how it feels when you touch it. It may also be the way it looks, which gives you a sense of how it might feel. The texture of something depends on what it is made of and how things in it are put together. Think of touching a bath towel and compare that with touching a paper towel. The texture of these two things is very different. |
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