butt

Meanings

• thick end of the handle
• the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
• a victim of ridicule or pranks
• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • "he deserves a good kick in the butt"
• sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
• finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
• a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
• a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
• the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• to strike, thrust or shove against
  • "He butted his sister out of the way"
  • "The goat butted the hiker with his horns"
• place end to end without overlapping
  • "The frames must be butted at the joints"

Synonyms

abut, adjoin, arse, ass, backside, behind, border, bottom, bum, buns, bunt, butt against, butt end, butt joint, butt on, buttocks, can, cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, derriere, edge, fag, fanny, fundament, goat, hind end, hindquarters, keister, laughingstock, march, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, stooge, stub, tail, tail end, target, tooshie, tush