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Butment: Definition and part of speech

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Butment

  1. n. The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.
  2. n. A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

But: Definition and part of speech

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But

  1. n. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. See 1st Butt.
  2. adv. & conj. Except with; unless with; without.
  3. adv. & conj. Except; besides; save.
  4. adv. & conj. Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it not that; unless; — elliptical, for but that.
  5. adv. & conj. Otherwise than that; that not; — commonly, after a negative, with that.
  6. adv. & conj. Only; solely; merely.
  7. adv. & conj. 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.
  8. prep., adv. & conj. The outer apartment or kitchen of a two-roomed house; — opposed to ben, the inner room.
  9. n. A limit; a boundary.
  10. v. t. The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
  11. 1n. 1 The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. See 1st Butt.
  12. 1adv. & conj. 1 Except with; unless with; without.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bust: Definition and part of speech

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Bust

  1. n. The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.
  2. n. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Butcher: Definition and part of speech

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Butcher

  1. n. A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as in battle.
  2. n. One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for food.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.