English dictionary
butt
/b/@/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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thick end of the handle
Synonyms butt endSource: WordNet 3.0
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the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a victim of ridicule or pranks
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
ExamplesHe deserves a good kick in the butt.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
Synonyms targetSource: WordNet 3.0
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finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
Synonyms butt jointSource: WordNet 3.0
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a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Synonyms stubSource: WordNet 3.0
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A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
Source: webster1913
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A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two hogsheads.
Source: webster1913
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The common English flounder.
Source: webster1913
verb
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lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
Source: WordNet 3.0
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to strike, thrust or shove against
ExamplesHe butted his sister out of the way.
The goat butted the hiker with his horns.
Synonyms buntSource: WordNet 3.0
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place end to end without overlapping
ExamplesThe frames must be butted at the joints.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
Source: webster1913
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To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the head.
Source: webster1913