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but (BUT) (conjunction)
On the other hand; yet; other than; except: There are usually 12 in a dozen but there are 13 in a baker’s dozen.
butt (BUT) (noun)
1. The larger or thicker end of anything: The butcher said the butt end of the ham would make a great meal when cooked properly.
2. The unused end of a cigar or cigarette: The street person picked up the butt of the cigar to try to smoke it.
3. A target for abuse or ridicule: The senator was often the butt of the chairman’s jokes.
2. The unused end of a cigar or cigarette: The street person picked up the butt of the cigar to try to smoke it.
3. A target for abuse or ridicule: The senator was often the butt of the chairman’s jokes.
butt (BUT) (verb)
To put end to end, to adjoin: The builders will make sure the two pieces of lumber butt exactly before completing the construction of the new wall.
Ross is often the butt of his sister's sense of humor, but he tends to be calm and smokes the butt of his cigar while thinking of a response.
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(Greek: beginning; the first, the leader, the ruler; being first has two different, but often related, meanings: one meaning indicated first in time; another indicated first in importance)
(Until recently, the usual explanation for the first pandemics was not biological but a result of immorality)
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Many are called but few are chosen (Matthew 22:14)
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The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41)
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