But, prep. Except, excepting.
But, ad. Only, no more than.
But, n.
- 1. End (especially the larger end), but-end.
- 2. Bound, boundary, mete, goal, limit.
Butcher, n.
- 1. Slaughterer, flesher.
- 2. Murderer, slayer, assassin, cut-throat, thug, bravo.
- 3. Indiscriminate slayer, wholesale killer.
Butcher, v. a.
- 1. Slaughter, kill for food, kill for the market.
- 2. Murder barbarously, massacre, slaughter.
- 3. Slay indiscriminately, kill by thousands.
Butchery, n.
- 1. Murder, slaughter, massacre.
- 2. Great slaughter, wholesale killing, carnage, enormous bloodshed.
But-end, n. Blunt end, but.
Butt, n.
- 1. Mark, object, target, point aimed at.
- 2. Laughing-stock.
- 3. Stroke, blow.
- 4. Cask, pipe.