but

strike, push

Usage

  • abut

    When something abuts something else, it is next to it or forms a border with it.

  • buttress

    When you buttress an argument, idea, or even a building, you make it stronger by providing support.

  • butt

    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

  • rebut

    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

  • rebuttal

    the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

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