Definition: thick end of the handle
Similar words: stock
Definition: the handle end of some implements or tools
Usage: he grabbed the cue by the stock
Definition: the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
Definition: something less than the whole of a human artifact
Usage: the rear part of the house; glue the two parts together
Synonyms: butt
Definition: a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
Synonyms: butt, butt joint
Definition: a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
Similar words: joint
Definition: junction by which parts or objects are joined together
Synonyms: cigaret, cigarette, butt, coffin nail, fag
Definition: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
Similar words: roll of tobacco, smoke
Definition: tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
Definition: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
Similar words: sports equipment
Definition: equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
Synonyms: keister, seat, rump, rear, rear end, posterior, prat, fanny, fundament, ass, behind, arse, backside, hind end, hindquarters, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, bottom, derriere, tooshie, stern, tail, tail end, tush, nates
Definition: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Usage: he deserves a good kick in the butt; are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Similar words: body part
Definition: any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
Synonyms: butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge
Definition: a victim of ridicule or pranks
Synonyms: butt
Definition: the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
Similar words: part, portion, constituent, component, component part
Definition: something determined in relation to something that includes it
Usage: he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself; I read a portion of the manuscript; the smaller component is hard to reach; the animal constituent of plankton
Definition: to strike, thrust or shove against
Usage: He butted his sister out of the way; The goat butted the hiker with his horns
Similar words: strike
Definition: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
Usage: The teacher struck the child; the opponent refused to strike; The boxer struck the attacker dead
Synonyms: edge, butt, butt against, butt on, border, abut, adjoin, march
Definition: lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
Usage: Canada adjoins the U.S.; England marches with Scotland
Similar words: touch, adjoin, contact, meet
Definition: be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Usage: The two buildings touch; Their hands touched; The wire must not contact the metal cover; The surfaces contact at this point
Synonyms: butt
Definition: place end to end without overlapping
Usage: The frames must be butted at the joints
Similar words: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point