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Butt

/bʌt/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Butt"

noun

1
The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
2
The waste end of anything
3
(generally) An end of something, often distinguished in some way from the other end.
4
A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.

verb

1
To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.

🔄 Synonyms of "Butt"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sternnoun	Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
assnoun	(countable and uncountable) The buttocks.
edgenoun	An advantage.
bumnoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
pratnoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) A fool, contemptible person.
bottomnoun	The lowest part of anything.
tailnoun	(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
bordernoun	The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
stubnoun	A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
arsenoun	(Commonwealth, now vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.
stoogenoun	One who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit; a dupe.
fundamentnoun	Foundation.
keisternoun	(slang) The anus or buttocks.
rearnoun	(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
derrierenoun	Alternative spelling of derrière. [(chiefly humorous) Bottom, bum, backside.]
rumpnoun	The buttocks.
backsidenoun	(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
behindnoun	At or in the rear or back part of something.
tushnoun	(US, colloquial) The buttocks.
posteriornoun	(sometimes euphemistic, sometimes humorous) The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
adjoinverb	(transitive) To be in contact or connection with.
seatnoun	Something to be sat upon.
goatnoun	Any hoofed mammal of the genus Capra.
abutverb	(transitive) To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to.
buttocks	The buttocks (: buttock) are two rounded portions of the exterior anatomy of most mammals, located on the posterior of the pelvic region.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Butt"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
bumnoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
keisternoun	(slang) The anus or buttocks.
bunsnoun	(Canada, US, euphemistic, childish) The buttocks.
arsenoun	(Commonwealth, now vulgar) The buttocks or more specifically, the anus.
stubnoun	A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
rearnoun	The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order.
laughingstocknoun	Alternative spelling of laughing stock. [(idiomatic) An object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; the butt of a joke.]
pratnoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) A fool, contemptible person.
backsidenoun	(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
rumpnoun	The buttocks.
tushnoun	(US, colloquial) The buttocks.
sternnoun	(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
bottomnoun	The lowest part of anything.
coffin nailnoun	(slang) A cigarette.
cigarettenoun	A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.
posteriornoun	(sometimes euphemistic, sometimes humorous) The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
goatnoun	Any hoofed mammal of the genus Capra.
seatnoun	Something to be sat upon.
assnoun	(countable and uncountable) The buttocks.
edgenoun	An advantage.