📖 Definitions of "But"
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An instance or example of using the word "but".
"It has to be done – no ifs or buts."
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The outer room of a small two-room cottage.
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A limit; a boundary.
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The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt.
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Use the word "but".
"But me no buts."
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Merely, only, just.
"Christmas comes but once a year."
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Though, however.
"I'll have to go home early but."
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Used as an intensifier.
"Nobody, but nobody, crosses me and gets away with it."
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Apart from, except (for), excluding.
"Everyone but Father left early."
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(obsolete outside Scotland) Outside of.
🔄 Synonyms of "But"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "But"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| merely | (focus) Without any other reason etc.; only, just, and nothing more. |
| simply | (focus) Merely; solely. |
| onlynoun | Without others or anything further; exclusively. |
| justnoun | Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair. |
| surely | (sentence adverb) Certainly, undoubtedly. |
| exceptverb | (transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception. |
| stillnoun | Not moving; calm. |
| nonnoun | (nonstandard) Used to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-. |
| maybenoun | Perhaps, possibly. |
| nonetheless | (conjunctive) Nevertheless. |
| nevertheless | (conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet. |
| yetverb | In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future. |
| however | (conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that. |
| anyway | (conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow. |
| thoughverb | (conjunctive) Despite that; however. |
| unfortunately | Used (as a parenthetical word, often a sentence adverb) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret, or grief. |
| lessnoun | To a smaller extent or degree. |
| elsenoun | (postpositive, used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items. |
| indeed | (modal) Truly; in fact; actually. |
| without | Lacking something; failing. |
🎨 Adjectives for "But"
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🏷️ Nouns for "But"
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