Definition of butte

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Butte (n.) A detached low mountain, or high rising abruptly from the general level of the surrounding plain; -- applied to peculiar elevations in the Rocky Mountain region..

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Print :: Print (n.) That which receives an impression, as from a stamp or mold; as, a print of butter..
Tetrapod :: Tetrapod (n.) An insect characterized by having but four perfect legs, as certain of the butterflies..
Vanessa :: Vanessa (n.) Any one of numerous species of handsomely colored butterflies belonging to Vanessa and allied genera. Many of these species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped.
Melt :: Melt (v. i.) To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures..
Abutter :: Abutter (n.) One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate; as, the abutters on a street or a river..
Butyraceous :: Butyraceous (a.) Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter.
Butter :: Butter (n.) One who, or that which, butts..
Buffel Duck :: Buffel duck () A small duck (Charitonetta albeola); the spirit duck, or butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also bufflehead..
Butted :: Butted (imp. & p. p.) of Bu.
Phono :: Phono (n.) A South American butterfly (Ithonia phono) having nearly transparent wings.
Butterfish :: Butterfish (n.) A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to their slippery coating of mucus, as the Stromateus triacanthus of the Atlantic coast, the Epinephelus punctatus of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the kelpfish of New Zealand..
Buttery :: Buttery (a.) Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter..
Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) A name given to several kinds of a fish, as the common bluefish, the alewife, the bonito, the butterfish, the cutlass fish, the jurel, the leather jacket, the runner, the saurel, the saury, the threadfish, etc..
Tub :: Tub (n.) The amount which a tub contains, as a measure of quantity; as, a tub of butter; a tub of camphor, which is about 1 cwt., etc..
Bitterbump :: Bitterbump (n.) the butterbump or bittern.
Urbicolae :: Urbicolae (n. pl.) An extensive family of butterflies, including those known as skippers (Hesperiadae)..
Arnotto :: Arnotto (n.) A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc..
Ranunculaceous :: Ranunculaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Ranunculaceae), of which the buttercup is the type, and which includes also the virgin's bower, the monkshood, larkspur, anemone, meadow rue, and peony..
Butyrin :: Butyrin (n.) A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor..
Pinguicula :: Pinguicula (n.) See Butterwort.
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