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Synonyms
a·but (ə-bŭt́)

[Middle English abutten, from Old French abouter, to border on (a-, to) (from Latin ad-; see ad–) (bouter, to strike; see bhau-), and from Old French abuter, to end at (from but, end; see butt4).]

verb: a·but·ted, a·but·ting, a·buts. 

intransitive verb 

To touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent.

transitive verb 

  1. To border upon or end at; be next to.
  2. To support as an abutment.

derivatives

a·but́ter
noun