BUTT

• (noun) thick end of the handle

  synonyms : butt end

• (noun) the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

  synonyms : stub

• (noun) a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)

• (noun) a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping

  synonyms : butt joint

• (noun) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

  synonyms : cigaret , cigarette , coffin nail , fag

• (noun) sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

  synonyms : target

• (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

  "he deserves a good kick in the butt", "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

  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

• (noun) a victim of ridicule or pranks

  synonyms : goat , laughingstock , stooge

• (noun) the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots

• (verb) to strike, thrust or shove against

  "He butted his sister out of the way", "The goat butted the hiker with his horns"

  synonyms : bunt

• (verb) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

  "Canada adjoins the U.S.", "England marches with Scotland"

  synonyms : abut , adjoin , border , butt against , butt on , edge , march

  My house abuts against his tiny strip of land...which is why he is giving me such a difficult time. -added by geeta_inlas

  I told my frnd not to worry as I was staying just in the adjoining room. -added by priyavanjeri

• (verb) place end to end without overlapping

  "The frames must be butted at the joints"

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