But vs. Butt

But (preposition)

Outside of.

“Away but the hoose and tell me whae’s there.”

But (preposition)

Apart from, except (for), excluding.

“Everyone but Father left early.”

“”I like everything but that.”

“Nobody answered the door when I knocked, so I had no choice but to leave.”

But (adverb)

Merely, only, just.

But (adverb)

Though, however.

“I’ll have to go home early but.”

But (adverb)

Used as an intensifier.

“Nobody, but nobody, crosses me and gets away with it.”

But (conjunction)

On the contrary, but rather (introducing a word or clause that contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence without the negation).

“I am not rich but (I am) poor;”

“not John but Peter went there.”

But (conjunction)

However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (implies that the following clause is contrary to prior belief or contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence).

“She is very old but still attractive.”

“You told me I could do that, but she said that I could not.”

But (conjunction)

Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, “except one that”, “except such that”.

“I cannot but feel offended.”

But (conjunction)

Without its also being the case that; unless that (introducing a necessary concomitant).

“It never rains but it pours.”

But (conjunction)

Except with; unless with; without.

But (conjunction)

Only; solely; merely.

But (conjunction)

Until.

But (noun)

An instance or example of using the word “but”.

“It has to be done – no ifs or buts.”

But (noun)

The outer room of a small two-room cottage.

But (noun)

A limit; a boundary.

But (noun)

The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt.

But (verb)

Use the word “but”.

“But me no buts.”

Butt (noun)

The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end

Butt (noun)

The buttocks used as a euphemism in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass.

“Get up off your butt and get to work.”

Butt (noun)

The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one’s private parts.

“I can see your butt.”

“When the woman in the dress was sitting with her legs up, I could see up her butt.”

Butt (noun)

Body; self.

“Get your butt to the car.”

“We can’t chat today. I have to get my butt to work before I’m late.”

Butt (noun)

The waste end of anything

Butt (noun)

The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.

Butt (noun)

A used cigarette.

Butt (noun)

A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.

Butt (noun)

An end of something, often distinguished in some way from the other end.

Butt (noun)

Hassock.

Butt (noun)

The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.

“She was hit in the face with the butt of a shotgun.”

Butt (noun)

The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick’s shaft in order to reduce injury.

Butt (noun)

The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.

Butt (noun)

The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.

Butt (noun)

A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.

“butt joint”

Butt (noun)

A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.

Butt (noun)

A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.

Butt (noun)

The joint where two planks in a strake meet.

Butt (noun)

A mark to be shot at; a target.

Butt (noun)

A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.

“He’s usually the butt of their jokes.”

Butt (noun)

A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.

“Be careful in the pen, that ram can knock you down with a butt.”

“The handcuffed suspect gave the officer a desperate butt in the chest.”

Butt (noun)

A thrust in fencing.

Butt (noun)

An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun; equivalent to the pipe.

Butt (noun)

A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.

Butt (noun)

Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot

Butt (verb)

To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.

Butt (verb)

To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.

Butt (verb)

To strike bluntly with the head.

“Rams butt at other males during mating season.”