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90 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —
  • but prep. Apart from, except (for), excluding.
  • but prep. (Obsolete outside Scotland) Outside of.
  • but adv. (Chiefly literary or poetic) Merely, only, just, no more than.
  • but adv. (Australia, Geordie, conjunctive) Though, however.
  • but conj. However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or…
  • but conj. On the contrary, rather (as a regular adversative conjunction, introducing a word or clause in contrast…
  • but conj. (Colloquial) Used at the beginning of a sentence to express opposition to a remark.
  • but conj. Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, with omission…
  • but conj. (Colloquial) Used to link an interjection to the following remark as an intensifier.
  • but conj. (Archaic) Without it also being the case that; unless that (introducing a necessary concomitant).
  • but conj. (Obsolete) Except with; unless with; without.
  • but conj. (Obsolete) Only; solely; merely.
  • but conj. (Obsolete) Until.
  • but conj. (Obsolete, following a negated expression of improbability) That.
  • but n. An instance or example of using the word "but".
  • but n. (Scotland) The outer room of a small two-room cottage.
  • but n. A limit; a boundary.
  • but n. The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt.
  • but v. (Archaic) Use the word "but".
  • But prop.n. A surname.
  • but- pref. (Organic chemistry) Denotes the presence of four carbon atoms in the parent chain when forming names…
— Foreign words, define in English —
  • Danish
    • but adj. (Rare) blunt.
  • Hungarian
    • bút n. Accusative singular of bú.
  • Indonesian
    • but n. (Computing) bootstrap (process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory).
  • Latvian
    • būt v. To be, to exist.
    • būt v. To be, to be at, to be located (at).
    • būt v. To be at, to attend, to participate in.
    • būt v. (3rd person only, with a dative complement) to possess; to have (all senses).
    • būt v. (3rd person only, with a dative complement) to have, in a part-whole relationship.
    • būt v. (3rd person only) to be, to happen, to take place.
    • būt v. To be; used as a simple copula to link a subject to its predicate.
    • būt v. To be, to have, must, should; used as an auxiliary verb to form compound verb tenses.
  • Maltese
    • but n. Pocket.
    • but n. (Figuratively) money.
  • Middle english
    • but n. (Northern ME) Alternative form of bote (“boot”).
  • Phalura
  • Polish
  • Polish - Volapük
  • Romani
  • Romanian
    • but n. Thigh of an animal.
  • Scots
    • but n. The outer room of a small two-room cottage.
    • but prep. Outside of, without.
  • Serbo-croatian
  • Serbo-croatian - Turkish
  • Vietnamese
    • bút n. Any piece of equipment used for writing with one’s hand, except chalk.
    • bút n. (Figurative) someone who writes for a living, such as a professional writer, editorialist or journalist.
    • bứt v. To take off; to pluck.
    • bứt v. To tear out.
    • bụt prop.n. Alternative letter-case form of Bụt.
    • Bụt prop.n. Alternative form of Phật (“Buddha”).
    • Bụt prop.n. (Folklore) A wise and kind old man, usually depicted with a white beard and white clothes, who often…
  • Westrobothnian
    • but n. A thick stick.
    • but n. A piece, clod, lump.
    • but n. In general that which is bulky and shapeless.
    • but n. A cumulus cloud.
    • but v. To earth up potatoes with a certain kind of plough.
— English words, defined in German —
  • but Konj. Aber.
  • but Konj. Sondern.
  • but Präp. Außer.
— English words, defined in Dutch —
  • but voeg. Maar.
  • but voeg. Behalve.
— English words, defined in Latin —
  • but praep. † Sine; nisi per.
  • but praep. Praeter.
  • but adv. Tantum, solum.
  • but con. Sed ||.
— English words, defined in French —
  • but conj. Mais, cependant ; introduit une proposition qui contraste ou contredit la proposition ou phrase précédente.
  • but conj. Sauf.
  • but prép. À l’exception de, sauf.
  • but n. (Geordie) Point, point barre.
  • but- préf. (Chimie) but-.
— English words, defined in Spanish —
  • but conj. Pero, sino.
  • but conj. Excepto, nada más que.
  • but conj. Solo.
— English words, defined in Portuguese —
  • but conj. Mas, porém, todavia.
  • but prep. Senão, se não for, exceto por, salvo.
— In French —
  • but n.m. Objectif.
  • but n.m. (Sport) (Au football et différents autres sports) Cage…
  • but n.m. (Par extension) Le fait de marquer.
  • but n.m. Point que l’on vise.
  • but n.m. Petite boule servant de but dans différents jeux de boules…
  • but n.m. (Baseball) Base ; c’est l’espace, matérialisé au sol par…
  • but n.m. (Alpinisme) Abandon d’une ascension avant d’avoir atteint…
  • but v. Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de boire.
  • BUT n.m. (France) (Éducation) Diplôme national de l’enseignement…
  • bût v. Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait du subjonctif de boire.
  • but- préf. (Chimie) Préfixe indiquant une molécule organique ou un…
— In Spanish —
  • but adv. Muy.
231 English words from 59 English definitions

Accusative adversative all also Alternative although and animal Any Apart Apart␣from Archaic atoms attend Australia auxiliary auxiliary␣verb beard beginning being belief blunt boot bootstrap bote boundary Buddha bulky but butt carbon case certain chain chalk chemistry Chiefly clause clod clothes cloud Colloquial complement compound computer Computing concomitant conjunction conjunctive contrary contrary␣to contrast copula cottage cumulus dative Denotes depicted distinction earth earth␣up editorialist end equipment especially example except excluding exist express expression Figurative Figuratively Folklore following for form forming four from general Geordie Ham hand happen have Heavy however improbability in␣contrast In␣general instance intensifier interjection into introducing its journalist just kind kind␣of larger letter letter␣case limit link literary living loaded located lump man Many memory merely money more Much must names necessary negated negative nevertheless no␣more Northern Obsolete of␣a of␣an off often old old␣man omission one only on␣the On␣the␣contrary on␣the␣other␣hand operating operating␣system opposition Organic Organic␣chemistry other out outer outside Outside␣of parent part participate person Pha piece place plough pluck Pocket poetic possess potatoes predicate presence prior process professional qualifies Rare rather regular relationship remark room Scotland senses sentence shapeless sharp shoe should simple singular small solely someone statement stick subject subordinate subordinate␣clause such such␣as surname system take take␣off take␣place tear tear␣out tenses than that the thick thicker Thigh Though to␣the two unless Until Use used Used␣to using usually verb Very when which white who whole wise with without word writer writes writing

50 English words from 31 foreign definitions

Abandon Aber ascension atteint avant barre Base Baseball boule boules but- Cage dans espace est exception extension fait football for France Geordie Maar Mais Mas Muy nada national nisi par passé per Pero Petite phrase point proposition que salvo sauf Sed servant simple Sine sol Solo solum Sport sports vise

53 foreign words from 31 foreign definitions

Alpinisme Außer au␣sol autres avoir Behalve boire cependant c’est Chimie contraste contredit différents Diplôme du␣passé Éducation enseignement Excepto exceto imparfait imparfait␣du␣subjonctif indiquant introduit jeux jeux␣de␣boules l’on marquer más matérialisé molécule nada␣más não Objectif organique Par␣extension passé␣simple personne point␣barre por porém précédente Préfixe qui se␣não singulier sino Sondern subjonctif Tantum todavia Troisième Troisième␣personne une

1087 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

buta bute Bute Buth buts but's butt Butt butas butch Butch buteo Butes Buths but␣if Butin Butko butle butoh Butow butte Butte butts Butts butty butut butyl Butala butane butcha butchy Buteau butene buteos Butera but␣for but␣hey buthid butled butler Butler butles Butlin Butner butoxy buttal butted Butten butter Butter +1037 words

1472 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

abuts abutt Mbuti abut␣on abutts arbute bubuti debuts buts jabuti kabuto kubutz my␣butt no␣buts ox-butt rebuts tabuts t-butyl ubuthi Yabuts ab␣utili abuts␣on abuttal abutted abutter Allbutt arbutes arbutin arbutus assbutt Bambuti barbute Barbuto barbuts cambuta catbutt debuted buted dibutyl fagbutt fatbutt Garbutt habutae habutai hagbuts jabutis kabutos Kabutra kibbutz Marbuts +1422 words

41 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

abut debut but rebut tabut Yabut all-but all␣but barbut Chubut hagbut krubut Marbut nobbut not␣but sacbut sagbut sarbut Tebbut yabbut hackbut hagebut halibut holibut Hurlbut molebut redebut sackbut scorbut gurry-but haquebut surrebut cannot␣but though␣but top␣and␣but nothing␣but anything␣but cannot␣help␣but bastard␣halibut Atlantic␣halibut electronic␣sackbut

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

tub

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

BTU tBu TBU tub

43 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

abut batu Batu bhut bout Bout 'bout brut BTUs buat bult Bult bunt Bunt Burt bust buta bute Bute Buth buts but's butt Butt stub tabu Taub tBuO TBUs Tebu Tibu trub tuba Tuba Ṭūbā Tubb tube Tube Tubi tubo- tubs Tubu tumb

17 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

bt Bt BT bu Bu BU B/U Tb TB tu Tu TU Tū -tu- UB ut UT

89 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

AUT aut- bat BAT bat- Bat- BBT BCT bet Bet BET bet. Bft BFT BGT BHT bit B.I.T. BJT BLT BMT bot BOT 'bot -bot bo't BRT BST BTT Bua bub Bub BUC bud Bud BUD Bue BUF bug Bug Buh Bui BUI buj Buk bum bun Bun BUN bur Bur bur- bus 'bus bus. Bus. buy buz BWT by't cut dut DUT fut fut. gut Gut GUT hut jut Jut kut KUT Lut LUT mut. Mut. nut Nut NUT out out- put PUT rut SUT tut Tut wut

9 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

bt Bt BT bu Bu BU B/U ut UT

14 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

bhut bout Bout 'bout brut buat bult Bult bunt Bunt Burt bust butt Butt


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