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- [byoot]
- /byut/
- /ˈbjuːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [byoot]
- /byut/
Definitions of butte word
- noun butte an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill 3
- noun butte a steep hill standing alone in a plain, esp. in the W U.S.; small mesa 3
- noun butte a city in SW Montana: mining center. 1
- noun butte hill or mound 1
- noun butte (US) an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. 0
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Origin of butte
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60, Americanism; < North American French; French: low hill, mound, Old French: landmark, target, apparently feminine derivative of but butt2
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Parts of speech for Butte
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butte popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for butte
noun butte
- slope — to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant.
- ridge — a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- dune — a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- bluff — A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
- cliff — A cliff is a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea.
Antonyms for butte
noun butte
- nadir — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- canyon — A canyon is a long, narrow valley with very steep sides.
- ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
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