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Bunt


Definition:

  • (n.) A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.
  • (n.) The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
  • (v. i.) To swell out; as, the sail bunts.
  • (v. t. & i.) To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the ram bunted the boy.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) 4.11am BST Dodgers 2 - Cardinals 2, bottom of 7th Jay bunts!
  • (2) 3.56am BST Rays 4 - Rangers 2, bottom of 8th Martin tries to lay down a bunt but he gets hit on the knuckle, which is not a hit by pitch because Martin was offering.
  • (3) "We sold nearly 300 miles of bunting, 159,000 flags and 49,000 mugs.
  • (4) It is concluded that photosensitive and photorefractory female redheaded bunting monitor the photoperiodic time by means of a circadian rhythm.
  • (5) In the glow of the thing's own flame they saw edificial flanks, the concrete and rust of them, the iron of the pylon barnacled, shaggy with benthic growth now lank gelatinous bunting.
  • (6) On Amazon, seven of the top 10 bestselling home and garden products are jubilee-related – flags, bunting, hats and balloons.
  • (7) @ClaridgesHotel apologies needed.” Lucy Bunting said : “Under the 2010 discrimination act, asking a bf’ing mother to cover up is illegal and disgusting behaviour!!!
  • (8) 4.51am BST Cardinals 5 - Nationals 6, Bottom 8th The "aggressive" (read: kind of impatient and often frustrating) shortstop Ian Desmond is up and he's definitely not bunting here.
  • (9) Madeleine Bunting makes some important points ( Our children really are facing a mental health crisis , 21 May).
  • (10) The situation is not pleasant,” the weekly, Bunte , quoted Blatter as saying in an interview.
  • (11) Ekkehart Gurlitt, a great cousin, told Bunte magazine that the collection belonged to Germany rather than the “small-town province” of Bern.
  • (12) In mainland Europe species said to have thrived thanks to the scheme include the little bustard in France, corn buntings in Denmark and birds of prey in Austria.
  • (13) On Bedloe’s Island, the centre of attraction, a large platform decorated with bunting in which the tricolour was conspicuous, was erected, and hither after the parade was over President Cleveland and the most distinguished American and French representatives were conducted.
  • (14) In the group of the so-called "bunte Atrophie" an alteration could be described which is of interest not only because it accounts for a quarter of all testicular atrophies but also because there is a difference between the slight histological alterations and the obviously serious clinical consequences.
  • (15) Our habitats are slowly dying and our natural capital – reflected by species such as birds and butterflies – is being put under enormous pressure from unsustainable agriculture and land use policies.” Ortolan bunting numbers have fallen by around half.
  • (16) It is too early to hang out any bunting but quietly, tentatively, a more upbeat mood is spreading in Detroit's downtrodden, downsized motor industry.
  • (17) Daniel Descalso greets him with a base hit, then Furcal moves him over to second with a sac bunt.
  • (18) In winter they often form mixed flocks and this can be a great way to spot them, although take extra care over identification of the group as finches and other buntings may also mix in with the flock.
  • (19) 11.33pm BST Rays 1 - Red Sox 3, bottom of the 3rd Shane Victorino lays down an uncharacteristically awful bunt, but Loney can't corral it in foul territory.
  • (20) Nor is it a justification for the bogus notions about sovereignty, the militarisation of immigration and customs functions, politicians dressing up as airforce pilots, bunting and flags and all the other manifestations of fear mongering and political insecurity.

But


Definition:

  • (adv. & conj.) Except with; unless with; without.
  • (adv. & conj.) Except; besides; save.
  • (adv. & conj.) Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it not that; unless; -- elliptical, for but that.
  • (adv. & conj.) Otherwise than that; that not; -- commonly, after a negative, with that.
  • (adv. & conj.) Only; solely; merely.
  • (adv. & conj.) On the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet; still; however; nevertheless; more; further; -- as connective of sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or less exceptive or adversative; as, the House of Representatives passed the bill, but the Senate dissented; our wants are many, but quite of another kind.
  • (prep., adv. & conj.) The outer apartment or kitchen of a two-roomed house; -- opposed to ben, the inner room.
  • (n.) A limit; a boundary.
  • (n.) The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. See 1st Butt.
  • (v. i.) See Butt, v., and Abut, v.
  • (v. t.) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
  • (v. t.) The thicker end of anything. See But.
  • (v. t.) A mark to be shot at; a target.
  • (v. t.) A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company.
  • (v. t.) A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an animal; as, the butt of a ram.
  • (v. t.) A thrust in fencing.
  • (v. t.) A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
  • (v. t.) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint.
  • (v. t.) The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
  • (v. t.) The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
  • (v. t.) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
  • (v. t.) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
  • (v. t.) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
  • (v. t.) The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.

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