Dictionary entry details
• BUTT (noun)
Meaning:
Thick end of the handle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
butt; butt end
Hypernyms ("butt" is a kind of...):
stock (the handle end of some implements or tools)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butt"):
rifle butt (the butt end of a rifle)
Meaning:
The part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("butt" is a kind of...):
component; component part; part; portion (something determined in relation to something that includes it)
Meaning:
A victim of ridicule or pranks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
laughingstock; goat; stooge; butt
Hypernyms ("butt" is a kind of...):
dupe; victim (a person who is tricked or swindled)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butt"):
April fool (the butt of a prank played on April 1st)
Meaning:
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
hind end; hindquarters; keister; nates; posterior; prat; rear end; tooshie; tush; fanny; derriere; arse; buttocks; buns; ass; behind; fundament; seat; backside; rump; tail end; bottom; stern; can; tail; rear; bum; butt
Context examples:
he deserves a good kick in the butt / are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Hypernyms ("butt" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("butt" is a part of...):
body; torso; trunk (the body excluding the head and neck and limbs)
Meaning:
Sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
target; butt
Hypernyms ("butt" is a kind of...):
sports equipment (equipment needed to participate in a particular sport)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butt"):
clay pigeon (target used in skeet or trapshooting)
Meaning:
Finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cigaret; cigarette; coffin nail; fag; butt
Hypernyms ("butt" is a kind of...):
roll of tobacco; smoke (tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder)
Meronyms (parts of "butt"):
cigarette butt (small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butt"):
joint; marijuana cigarette; reefer; spliff; stick (marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking)
filter-tipped cigarette (a cigarette with a filter tip)
cubeb; cubeb cigarette (a cigarette containing cubeb)
Meaning:
A joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
butt joint; butt
Hypernyms ("butt" is a kind of...):
joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butt"):
butt weld; butt-weld (a butt joint that is welded)
fish joint (a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams)
Meaning:
A large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("butt" is a kind of...):
barrel; cask (a cylindrical container that holds liquids)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butt"):
water butt (a butt set on end to contain water especially to store rainwater)
Meaning:
The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
stub; butt
Hypernyms ("butt" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butt"):
cigar butt (small part of a cigar that is left after smoking)
cigarette butt (small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
roach (the butt of a marijuana cigarette)
• BUTT (verb)
Meaning:
Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
butt on; butt against; butt; adjoin; abut; edge; border; march
Context examples:
Canada adjoins the U.S. / England marches with Scotland
Hypernyms (to "butt" is one way to...):
adjoin; contact; meet; touch (be in direct physical contact with; make contact)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "butt"):
neighbor; neighbour (be located near or adjacent to)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
To strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
butt; bunt
Context example:
He butted his sister out of the way
Hypernyms (to "butt" is one way to...):
strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to butt his opponent
Also:
butt against (collide violently with an obstacle)
Meaning:
Place end to end without overlapping
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The frames must be butted at the joints
Hypernyms (to "butt" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
