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butt
verb(butt)lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
butt
noun(butt)a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
Synonyms: butt joint,
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noun(butt)finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
butt
noun(butt)thick end of the handle
Synonyms: butt end,
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noun(butt)the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush,
Examples:
He deserves a good kick in the butt.
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verb(butt)to strike, thrust or shove against
Synonyms: bunt,
Examples:
He butted his sister out of the way.
The goat butted the hiker with his horns.
The goat butted the hiker with his horns.
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noun(butt)the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Synonyms: stub,
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noun(butt)sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
Synonyms: target,
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noun(butt)a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
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verb(butt)place end to end without overlapping
Examples:
The frames must be butted at the joints.
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noun(butt)the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots