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But

Definition: Except with; unless with; without.

But

Definition: Except; besides; save.

But

Definition: Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that;
were it not that; unless; -- elliptical, for but that.

But

Definition: Otherwise than that; that not; -- commonly, after a
negative, with that.

But

Definition: Only; solely; merely.

But

Definition: On the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet;
still; however; nevertheless; more; further; -- as connective of
sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or less exceptive
or adversative; as, the House of Representatives passed the bill, but
the Senate dissented; our wants are many, but quite of another kind.

But

Definition: The outer apartment or kitchen of a
two-roomed house; -- opposed to ben, the inner room.

But

Definition: A limit; a boundary.

But

Definition: The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in
distinction from the sharp, end. See 1st Butt.

But

Definition: See Butt, v., and Abut, v.

But

Definition: A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.

But

Definition: The thicker end of anything. See But.

But

Definition: A mark to be shot at; a target.

But

Definition: A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed;
as, the butt of the company.

But

Definition: A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an
animal; as, the butt of a ram.

But

Definition: A thrust in fencing.

But

Definition: A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.

But

Definition: A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely
together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint.

But

Definition: The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which
the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.

But

Definition: The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a
hose.

But

Definition: The joint where two planks in a strake meet.

But

Definition: A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named
because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the
casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt
hinge.

But

Definition: The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for
soles of boots, harness, trunks.

But

Definition: The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets
in rifle practice.