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Definition of But
Pronunciation: bŭt | prep. | 1. | Except with; unless with; without. | | 2. | Except; besides; save. | | 3. | Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it not that; unless; - elliptical, for but that. | | 4. | Otherwise than that; that not; - commonly, after a negative, with that. | | 5. | Only; solely; merely. | | 6. | 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. | | n. | 1. | The outer apartment or kitchen of a two-roomed house; - opposed to ben, the inner room. | | 1. | A limit; a boundary. | | 2. | The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. Now disused in this sense, being replaced by butt{2}. See 1st Butt. | | v. i. | 1. | See Butt, v., and Abut, v. |
Related Words
after all, again, albeit, all the same, alone, aside from, at all events, at any rate, bar, barring, besides, entirely, even, even so, except, except that, excepting, excluding, exclusively, for all that, howbeit, if not, in any case, in any event, just the same, merely, nonetheless, notwithstanding, only, outside of, rather, save, saving, simply, solely, still, unless, unless that, were it not, when, without
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