BUT (14)

Meaning of BUT (14) in English

(v. t.) A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company.

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BUT — I. (ˈ)bət, usu -əd.+V conjunction Etymology: Middle English, conjunction & preposition, from Old English būtan, būte, conjunction & preposition, without, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUT — but 1 /but/ ; unstressed /beuht/ , conj. 1. on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUT — noun a limit; a boundary. 2. but ·vt a thrust in fencing. 3. but ·vi ·see butt, ·v, and abut, …
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BUT — I. but 1 S1 W1 /bət; strong bʌt/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: butan 'outside, without, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUT — conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. conj. 1 a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUT — 1.conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. --conj. 1. a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
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BUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use but to introduce something …
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BUT — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bloody but unbowed ▪ After the fight, Ali was bloody but unbowed . But …
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BUT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. нареч. лишь, только, единственно; просто He is but a child. ≈ Он всего лишь …
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BUT — but.ogg _I 1. bʌt n возражение your ifs and buts make me tired - мне надоели ваши «если» и «но» …
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BUT — _I 1. bʌt n возражение your ifs and buts make me tired - мне надоели ваши «если» и «но» /ваши …
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BUT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. нареч. лишь, только, единственно; просто He is but a child. ≈ Он всего лишь …
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CARBON-14 DATING — or radiocarbon dating Method of determining the age of once-living material, developed by U.S. physicist Willard Libby in 1947. It …
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CARBON-14 DATING — also called radiocarbon dating, method of age determination that depends upon the decay to nitrogen of radiocarbon (carbon-14). Carbon-14 is …
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CARBON-14 DATING — or radiocarbon dating Method of determining the age of once-living material, developed by U.S. physicist Willard Libby in 1947. It …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: DISASTERS — Disasters Aviation January 13, Off the coast of Libya. A twin-engine jet en route from Tripoli to Marsa al-Burayqah, Libya, …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: DISASTERS — Aviation January 13, Southwestern Pakistan. An Afghan cargo plane carrying 51 persons, including members of the Islamic Taliban militia, ran …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: DISASTERS — Disasters The loss of life and property from disaster in 1997 included the following: Aviation January 9, Near Detroit. A …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: OBITUARY
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: DISASTERS — Disasters The loss of life and property from disaster in 1996 included the following: Aviation January 8, Kinshasa, Zaire. An …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: FOOTBALL
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: DISASTERS — Disasters The loss of life and property from disaster in 1995 included the following: Aviation January 5, Near Isfahan, Iran. …
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STATISTICS: UNITED STATES
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STATISTICS: MALI
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STATISTICS: MADAGASCAR
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STATISTICS: LITHUANIA
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STATISTICS: LEBANON
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STATISTICS: INDIA
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STATISTICS: HONDURAS
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STATISTICS: GHANA
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STATISTICS: FRANCE
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STATISTICS: BOLIVIA
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CROSS, STATIONS OF THE — also called Way of the Cross a series of 14 pictures or carvings portraying events in the Passion of Christ, …
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YOUR
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TAKE
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RISE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a currency rises/falls (= it goes up or down in relation to other currencies …
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OUT
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NOT
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NO
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SAINT — n. 25B6; noun . See list. hagio-. Saints and Their Feast Days Agatha 5 February Agnes of Bohemia 2 March …
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TONGUES, GIFT OF — I. glotta, or glossa, the word employed throughout the New Testament for the gift now under consideration, is used- (1) …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PASSOVER — the first of the three great annual festivals of the Israelites celebrated in the month Nisan (March-April, from the 14th …
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MARRIAGE
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LAW OF MOSES — It will be the object of this article to give a brief analysis of the substance of this law, to …
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НЬЮ-ЙОРК — крупнейший город США, ядро самой густонаселенной в мире зоны урбанизации. Нью-Йорк расположен на юго-восточном краю штата Нью-Йорк, в месте впадения …
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АТОМНОГО — Ядро представляет собой центральную часть атома (см. также АТОМА СТРОЕНИЕ). В нем сосредоточены положительный электрический заряд и основная часть массы …
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