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butt vs rifle butt

rifle butt vs butt

butt and rifle butt both are nouns.

butt is a verb but rifle butt is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
butt Yes No Yes No
rifle butt Yes No No No
As nouns, rifle butt is a hyponym of butt; that is, rifle butt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than butt:
  • butt: thick end of the handle
  • rifle butt: the butt end of a rifle
butt (noun) rifle butt (noun)
thick end of the handle the butt end of a rifle
the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
a victim of ridicule or pranks
the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
butt (verb) rifle butt (verb)
to strike, thrust or shove against
place end to end without overlapping
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
Difference between butt and rifle butt

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