butt
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5.2
- noun
- /bʌt/
- He found a cigarette butt on the sidewalk and picked it up.
- cigarette butt
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Examples
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I heard my mother pound a cigarette butt into an ashtray on the table.
Fiction book (1990) -
A cigarette butt got in the wastebasket.
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- Found a cigarette butt at home.
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Hey, hand me a ciggie butt.
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The office smelled of the cigar butts in the wastebasket and the cracked leather in the chairs.
Fiction book (1991) -
Crouching, she counted twenty or more cigarette butts in a wobbling raft.
Fiction book (1993) -
Matthew sauntered to the stained linoleum table and examined the cigarette butts in a metal coffee cup.
Fiction book (1994) -
After the party, there were many cigarette butts scattered on the ground.
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She always makes sure to dispose of her cigarette butts in the designated bin.
Synonyms
27
1.3
The small end of a cigarette left after someone smokes it
12
3.7
A small piece left after most of a pencil, cigarette, or candle is used
3
9.9
The small end of a smoked joint kept to smoke later
1
4.1
A small piece left at the end of a cigar after most of it is smoked
Idioms
- Informal
A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something
- Informal
To embarrass yourself by doing something awkward in front of other people
Compounds
- Offensive
1
9.9
The lower front of the body above the private area that looks rounded like a small hill
- Specialized
1
6.7
A connection of two pieces of wood or metal placed end to end without overlapping
- Offensive
1
9.9
A very small swimsuit or underwear with a thin strip of cloth between the buttocks
- Specialized
1
5.6
A metal joint set into the edge of a door and its frame to let the door open
- Specialized
1
6.5
A place where two pieces of metal are joined end to end along their edges
- Specialized
1
5.6
A way to join two metal pieces end to end by melting their ends into one flat joint
- Specialized
A way of joining two metal parts end to end by melting their ends together
- Specialized
A process that joins two metal pieces by melting their ends with electricity, often used for rails or pipes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Butt for the small remaining part of a cigarette comes from the same old idea of a 'stump' or 'stub' meaning a small end. So a cigarette butt is the little end left after smoking.