Associations to the word «Abut»
Adverb
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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.