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more info butanone, n.
(butanones)
colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid
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more info butat, n.
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100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia
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more info butch, adj.
(of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance
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used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner
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more info butch, n.
(butches)
(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
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a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys
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more info butcher, n.
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someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
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a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
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a brutal indiscriminate murderer
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a retailer of meat
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more info butcher, v.
(butchered, butchering, butchers)
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kill (animals) usually for food consumption
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"They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"

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They want to %s the prisoners
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cut
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more info butcher block, n.
a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood
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more info butcher board, n.
a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood
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more info butcher knife, n.
a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat
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more info butcher paper, n.
a strong wrapping paper that resists penetration by blood or meat fluids
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more info butcher shop, n.
a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold
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more info butcher's broom, n.
shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms
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more info butcherbird, n.
(butcherbirds)
large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
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shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
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more info butchering, n.
(butcherings)
the business of a butcher
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more info butcherly, adj.
accompanied by bloodshed
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"this bitter and sanguinary war"
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poorly done
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"a botchy piece of work"
"it was an unskillful attempt"
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more info butchery, n.
(butcheries)
the savage and excessive killing of many people
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the business of a butcher
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a building where animals are butchered
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more info butea gum, n.
dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
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gum
more info butea kino, n.
dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
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gum
more info butene, n.
(butenes)
any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers
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gas
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more info buteonine, adj.
relating to or resembling a hawk of the genus Buteo
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more info buteonine, n.
(buteonines)
any hawk of the genus Buteo
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more info butler, n.
(butlers)
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a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
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more info butt, n.
(butts)
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thick end of the handle
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the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
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a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
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a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
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finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
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sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
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the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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"he deserves a good kick in the butt"
"are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
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a victim of ridicule or pranks
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the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
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more info butt, v.
(butted, butting, butts)
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lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
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"Canada adjoins the U.S."
"England marches with Scotland"

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to strike, thrust or shove against
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"He butted his sister out of the way"
"The goat butted the hiker with his horns"

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place end to end without overlapping
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"The frames must be butted at the joints"

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more info butt against, v.
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lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
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"Canada adjoins the U.S."
"England marches with Scotland"

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collide violently with an obstacle
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"I ran into the telephone pole"

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more info butt end, n.
thick end of the handle
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more info butt hinge, n.
a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb
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more info butt in, v.
break into a conversation
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"her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

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more info butt joint, n.
a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
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more info butt on, v.
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
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"Canada adjoins the U.S."
"England marches with Scotland"

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