Associations to the word «Abut»
Noun
- Verandah
- Farmland
- Parapet
- Foothill
- Shoreline
- Boundary
- Cloister
- Facade
- Nave
- Courtyard
- Ting
- Pavement
- Quay
- Overlap
- Neighborhood
- Hillside
- Rear
- Wall
- Belmont
- Enclosure
- Sandstone
- Subdivision
- Northwest
- Waterway
- Avenue
- Border
- Pond
- Bronx
- Perimeter
- Park
- Corner
- Ridge
- Hectare
- Crescent
- Timber
- Granite
- Wilderness
- Street
- Plateau
- Portion
- Premise
- Property
- Limestone
- Cove
- Cliff
- Storey
- Vineyard
- Roof
- Building
- Shore
- Creek
- Gable
- Conservation
- Campus
- Cemetery
- Fence
- Slope
- Aisle
- West
- Junction
- Shed
- Canal
- Lake
- Freeway
Adjective
Wiktionary
ABUT, verb. (intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent; to project; to terminate; to be contiguous; to meet, of an estate, country, etc. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
ABUT, verb. (transitive) To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to; to support by an abutment. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ABUT, verb. (intransitive) To lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
ABUT ON, verb. (transitive) To border on.
Dictionary definition
ABUT, verb. Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.