butt: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with B · ends with T
Meaning of butt
noun
- Canada, Cumbria, Philippines, US, countable
The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end. The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
Example: Get up off your butt and get to work.
- Canada, Cumbria, Philippines, US, countable
The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end. The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass). The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
Example: I can see your butt.
- Canada, Cumbria, Philippines, US, colloquial, countable, metonymically
The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end. The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass). Body; self.
Example: Get your butt to the car.
- countable
The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end. The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
Listed forms: butts.
Source: Wiktionary — butt.
verb
To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
Listed forms: butts, butting, butted.
Source: Wiktionary — butt.
verb
- transitive
To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- intransitive
To strike bluntly with the head.
Example: Rams butt at other males during mating season.
- Canada, Eastern, intransitive, transitive
To cut in line (in front of someone).
Example: Teacher! He just butted me!
Listed forms: butts, butting, butted.
Source: Wiktionary — butt.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for butt.
noun
thick end of the handle
- butt end
noun
a victim of ridicule or pranks
noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
noun
sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is butt in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of butt
B(3) + U(1) + T(1) + T(1) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of butt
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from butt
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in butt. Showing up to 24, longest first.