abutted

Meanings

• verb

  To touch or border closely, but not overlap; to be in contact with at the edges.

  - "The trees on either side of the road are butted against each other."
  - "The two buildings are butted up against one another."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with abutted
buttered , gutter , utter

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Variants

List of all variants of abutted that leads to same result
abut , abuts , abutted , abutting

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to touch with the nose'. Derived from Old French 'butter' meaning 'to touch, to strike'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'butted' is often used in the context of fencing to describe the contact between two swords.

2. In the world of architecture, 'butted joints' are used to join two walls or structures without the use of mortar or other binding materials.

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Related Concepts

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1. adjacent: Two objects or areas that are next to each other but not touching are considered adjacent.

2. contact: Contact refers to the physical interaction between two objects or entities.

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Culture

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In literature, 'abutted' is used to describe the close proximity of two objects or entities. In architecture, it refers to the joining of two walls or structures.

How to Memorize "abutted"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize two objects or structures touching at their edges.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'butted' with the idea of objects touching at their edges.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'B' in 'butted' stands for 'bordering'.

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