abut+on
31abut — [[t]əbʌ̱t[/t]] abuts, abutting, abutted VERB When land or a building abuts something or abuts on something, it is next to it. [FORMAL] [V on n] One edge of the garden abutted on an old entrance to the mine... [V n] He was born in 1768 in the… …
32abut — a·but || É™ bÊŒt v. join, adjoin, be adjacent; touch, border on …
33abut on — border on, be right next to …
34abut — 1) tabu 2) tuba …
35abut — [ə bʌt] verb (abuts, abutting, abutted) 1》 (of land or a building) be next to or share a boundary with. 2》 touch or lean on. Origin ME: from Anglo Latin abuttare, from a to + OFr. but end ; sense 2 is from OFr. abouter, from a + bouter (see… …
36abut — v 1. join, adjoin, conjoin, connect, impinge; butt, touch, reach, kiss; juxtapose, meet end to end, border. 2. border on or upon, verge upon, lean on or upon or against; end at, finish at, stop at. 3. support, prop, prop up, bolster, bolster up,… …
37abut — a•but [[t]əˈbʌt[/t]] v. a•but•ted, a•but•ting 1) to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border (often fol. by on, upon, or against) 2) to be adjacent to; border on; end at 3) to support by an abutment • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < MF,… …
38abut — /əˈbʌt / (say uh but) verb (i) (abutted, abutting) (sometimes followed by on or against) to be adjacent: this piece of land abuts on a street. {Middle English abutte(n), Old French: coalescence of abouter join end to end (a a 5 + bout end) and… …
39abut — v.i & t. be adjacent to; lean upon. ♦ abutment, n. supporting part of arch, etc.; part of bridge next to land …
40abut — To reach; to touch. To touch at the end; be contiguous; join at a border or boundary; terminate on; end at; border on; reach or touch with an end. The term abutting implies a closer proximity than the term adjacent. No intervening land …
