Word Definition

But

  1. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. See 1st Butt.
  2. Only; solely; merely.
  3. A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
  4. The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
  5. The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
  6. Except with; unless with; without.
  7. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. See 1st Butt.
  8. The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
  9. A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
  10. A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
  11. A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
  12. Except with; unless with; without.
  13. The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
  14. A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an animal; as, the butt of a ram.
  15. The thicker end of anything. See But.
  16. The thicker end of anything. See But.
  17. A limit; a boundary.
  18. A limit; a boundary.
  19. The outer apartment or kitchen of a two-roomed house; -- opposed to ben, the inner room.
  20. The outer apartment or kitchen of a two-roomed house; -- opposed to ben, the inner room.
  21. Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it not that; unless; -- elliptical, for but that.
  22. Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it not that; unless; -- elliptical, for but that.
  23. A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company.
  24. Otherwise than that; that not; -- commonly, after a negative, with that.
  25. Otherwise than that; that not; -- commonly, after a negative, with that.
  26. A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint.
  27. The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
  28. Except; besides; save.
  29. A mark to be shot at; a target.
  30. A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
  31. The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
  32. A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company.
  33. The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
  34. The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
  35. The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
  36. Only; solely; merely.
  37. A thrust in fencing.
  38. A thrust in fencing.
  39. A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint.
  40. On the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet; still; however; nevertheless; more; further; -- as connective of sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or less exceptive or adversative; as, the House of Representatives passed the bill, but the Senate dissented; our wants are many, but quite of another kind.
  41. On the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet; still; however; nevertheless; more; further; -- as connective of sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or less exceptive or adversative; as, the House of Representatives passed the bill, but the Senate dissented; our wants are many, but quite of another kind.
  42. A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an animal; as, the butt of a ram.
  43. The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
  44. Except; besides; save.
  45. A mark to be shot at; a target.
  46. A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.

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