ABUT

border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on

(verb) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; “Canada adjoins the U.S.”; “England marches with Scotland”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology 1

Verb

abut (third-person singular simple present abuts, present participle abutting, simple past and past participle abutted)

(intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

(transitive) To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

Usage notes

Followed by any of the following words: upon, on or (obsolete) to.

Etymology 2

Verb

abut (third-person singular simple present abuts, present participle abutting, simple past and past participle abutted)

(intransitive) To lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall. [First attested in the late 16^th century.]

Usage notes

Followed by any of the following words: upon, on, or against.

Anagrams

• Batu, Taub, Tuba, batu, buat, buta, tabu, tuba

Source: Wiktionary

---

A*but", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Abutting.] Etym: [OF. abouter, aboter; cf. F. aboutir, and also abuter; a (L. ad) + OF. boter, buter, to push: cf. F. bout end, and but end, purpose.]

Definition: To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet;

– with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins