BUTT (ON OR AGAINST) Synonyms: 28 Similar Words

butt (on or against)

verb

Definition of butt (on or against)

as in to join

to be adjacent to our property butts on a swamp

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Raynaud, who was an All-Rookie Second Team selection last season, has been added to the roster after joining the team in Las Vegas, but the Kings chose to rest him Thursday.

— Jason Anderson July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
The launch joins other retailers in the industry that have leaned on AI to make the shopping experience more personalized.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

Definition of join

Verb

At the time, the neighboring Chiquita Canyon landfill had never smelled worse.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Only 24% of French households have air conditioning according to France’s energy transition agency – up from 18% just two years ago, but still far below the roughly 50% seen in neighboring Italy.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of neighbor

Verb

The principal gathering spaces include a great room and adjoining dining room, where a lengthy table is made of trees cleared from the property during construction.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.

— Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

Definition of adjoin

Verb

Usually, this means consuming the affected food or drink directly, or touching something contaminated and then touching your mouth without washing your hands.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Place a medium heatproof bowl over the saucepan, making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of touch

Verb

This time, his arch was drawn with a tall golden Lady Liberty statue on top, flanked by two grey birds.

— Chiara Eisner, NPR, 8 July 2026
That occurs along a very typical-looking site that has a roughly 2,000 meter depression at the location of spreading, flanked by a series of rugged ridges.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Definition of flank

Verb

The surrounding province of Sistan and Baluchestan has also faced a yearslong insurgency by Sunni Baloch militant groups.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Our latest UMass poll suggests that while there is division over the meaning of the 250th anniversary, there is nevertheless strong evidence that Americans are less divided than the politics surrounding the anniversary would suggest.

— Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

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