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buts

buts is the plural of but.

buts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of but.

Meaning of but

Noun

but (plural buts)

  1. An instance of using the word "but"; an objection or caveat.
    • It has to be done—no ifs, ands, or buts.
  2. (Scotland) The outer room of a small two-room cottage.
  3. A limit; a boundary.
  4. The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt.

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Phrases with buts

Questions about buts

What is buts the plural of?
Buts is the plural of but.

Words near buts in the dictionary

  1. butoxy
  2. butoxyethanol
  3. butoxylate
  4. butralin
  5. butriptyline
  6. buts
  7. Butskellian
  8. Butskellism
  9. butsudan
  10. butsudans
  11. butt

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