Definition of but

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But (v. t.) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge..

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Giver :: Giver (n.) One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes.
Trepidation :: Trepidation (n.) An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering..
Buttressing :: Buttressing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Buttres.
Pretty :: Pretty (superl.) Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; having slight or diminutive beauty; neat or elegant without elevation or grandeur; pleasingly, but not grandly, conceived or expressed; as, a pretty face; a pretty flower; a pretty poem..
Righteous :: Righteous (a.) Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong, guilt, or sin; holy; as, a righteous man or act; a righteous retribution..
Butchery :: Butchery (n.) The business of a butcher.
Monopsychism :: Monopsychism (n.) The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul or intellect with which all men are endowed.
Night :: Night (n.) That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light..
Butted :: Butted (imp. & p. p.) of But.
Rowan Tree :: Rowan tree () A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also roan tree, and mountain ash. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana, and P. sambucifolia)..
Coal :: Coal (n.) A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon, but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a large amount of volatile matter..
Singular :: Singular (a.) Being alone; belonging to, or being, that of which there is but one; unique..
But :: But (v. t.) The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
Distributive :: Distributive (a.) Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share.
Aorist :: Aorist (n.) A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate..
Chrysalis :: Chrysalis (n.) The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See Pupa, and Aurelia (a)..
Specious :: Specious (a.) Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible; as, specious reasoning; a specious argument..
Monohemerous :: Monohemerous (a.) Lasting but one day.
Gelt :: Gelt (n.) Trubute, tax..
Bechamel :: Bechamel (n.) A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream..
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