Crossword-Solution: BUT 3 letters, 196 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 5

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Word Word Type Definition
But adv. & conj. Except with; unless with; without.
But adv. & conj. Except; besides; save.
But adv. & conj. Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that;
were it not that; unless; -- elliptical, for but that.
But adv. & conj. Otherwise than that; that not; -- commonly, after a
negative, with that.
But adv. & conj. Only; solely; merely.
But adv. & conj. On the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet;
still; however; nevertheless; more; further; -- as connective of
sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or less exceptive
or adversative; as, the House of Representatives passed the bill, but
the Senate dissented; our wants are many, but quite of another kind.
But prep., adv. & conj. The outer apartment or kitchen of a
two-roomed house; -- opposed to ben, the inner room.
But n. A limit; a boundary.
But n. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in
distinction from the sharp, end. See 1st Butt.
But v. i. See Butt, v., and Abut, v.
But v. t. A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
But v. t. The thicker end of anything. See But.
But v. t. A mark to be shot at; a target.
But v. t. A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed;
as, the butt of the company.
But v. t. A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an
animal; as, the butt of a ram.
But v. t. A thrust in fencing.
But v. t. A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
But v. t. A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely
together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint.
But v. t. The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which
the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
But v. t. The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a
hose.
But v. t. The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
But v. t. A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named
because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the
casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt
hinge.
But v. t. The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for
soles of boots, harness, trunks.
But v. t. The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets
in rifle practice.

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Word Anagrams
BUT anagram BTU, TUB, UTB

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"... 'twas ___ a dream of thee": Donne 1 answer
"... ___ I go on forever." 1 answer
"... and nothing ___" 1 answer
"... life is ___ a dream" 1 answer
"Close ___ no cigar" 1 answer
"Despite what I just said ..." 1 answer
"None ___ the brave . . . " 1 answer
"None ___ the brave . . . ": Dryden 1 answer
"Nothing ___ net" 1 answer
"Now wait just a sec ... " 1 answer
"Thanks, ___ no thanks" 1 answer
"There ___ for the grace..." 1 answer
"With that being said ..." 1 answer
"__ I digress" 1 answer
"___ I'm a Cheerleader" (1999 Natasha Lyonne comedy) 1 answer
"___ do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?" 1 answer
"___ how?" (words of disbelief) 1 answer
"___ no-o-o . . ." 1 answer
"___ seriously folks ..." 1 answer
Aaliyah "Age Ain't Nothing ___ a Number" 1 answer
Anything ___ Love 1 answer
Blues Traveler "___ Anyway" 1 answer
Bon mot: Part 3 1 answer
Cautionary connector 1 answer
Comeback's lead-in 1 answer
Condition introduction 1 answer
Conjunction that's the "B" in the FANBOYS mnemonic 1 answer
Contradiction opener 1 answer
Everything ___ the Girl 1 answer
Exception introducer 1 answer
Exceptional start? 1 answer
Exceptional word? 1 answer
Excuse maker's word 1 answer
Excuse starter 1 answer
Good-news-to-bad-news transition 1 answer
HOUSE, outer room of 1 answer
It's "sed" to Caesar 1 answer
Nothing __ (totally) 1 answer
Nothing ___ the best 1 answer
Nothing ___ the truth 1 answer
OUTER room (of house) 1 answer
Objecting word 1 answer
Objection opener 1 answer
Objector's beginning 1 answer
Objector's conjunction 1 answer
Objector's word 1 answer
Part 6 of a Labour Day quotation 1 answer
Part of ABD 1 answer
SCOTTISH house, outer room of 1 answer
Sad ___ true 1 answer
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
EAAR
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with BUT (5)

The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
The United States' Constitution Founding Fathers 1975
Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish.
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865 Abraham Lincoln 1978
Now, if they would make the effort in good temper, could they not with nearly equal unanimity frame and pass a law by means of which to keep good that unanimous oath? There is some difference of opinion whether this clause should be enforced by national or by State authority; but surely that difference is not a very material one.
Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln 1979
Wendy thought Napoleon could have got it, but I can picture him trying, and then going off in a passion, slamming the door.
Peter Pan James M. Barrie 1991
Hiawatha’s Departure Vocabulary Introductory Note The Song of Hiawatha is based on the legends and stories of many North American Indian tribes, but especially those of the Ojibway Indians of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
The Song Of Hiawatha Henry W. Longfellow 1991

Quotes with BUT (3)

Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in…
Bob Marley
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.
Pablo Neruda 100 Love Sonnets
This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too.…
Marilyn Monroe
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.

Used 231 times in crossword archives (1962–2025).