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  • 21abut — v. (abutted, abutting) 1 intr. (foll. by on) (of estates, countries, etc.) adjoin (another). 2 intr. (foll. by on, against) (of part of a building) touch or lean upon (another) with a projecting end or point (the shed abutted on the side of the… …

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  • 22Abut Head — is a forested headland on the West Coast of New Zealand s South Island. It is located north of the village of Whataroa and west of Harihari, and is southwest of the Westland District s main centre, Hokitika. On the southern side of the headland,… …

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  • 23abut upon — index border (approach), border (bound) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24abut against — (also abut upon) Meet (end to end or side to side), be contiguous, adjoin, be adjacent to, terminate at or upon, be conterminous with, be juxtaposed …

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  • 25abut upon — See abut against …

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  • 26abut — /euh but /, v., abutted, abutting. v.i. 1. to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often fol. by on, upon, or against): This piece of land abuts on a street. v.t. 2. to be adjacent to; border on; end at. 3. to support by an abutment …

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  • 27abut — (ə butґ) to touch, adjoin, or border upon …

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  • 28abut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. touch, border (on). See contact. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. border on, adjoin, be adjacent to; see join 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. border on, lean on, adjoin, end on, conjoin, juxtapose. IV… …

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  • 29abut — see BUTT …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 30abut — abbr. abutment …

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