Word of the Day 09/28/21 Butte
Butte (noun)
butte [ byoot ]
noun Western U.S. and Canada.
1. an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH BUTTE
beaut, Butte (a city in SW Montana)
WORDS RELATED TO BUTTE
ridge, dune, promontory, bluff, cliff, hilltop, elevation, pile, peak, sierra, volcano, slope, hillside, highland, acclivity, incline, prominence, hillock, mount, rise
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Origin: 1650–60, Americanism;< North American French; French: low hill, mound, Old French: landmark, target, apparently feminine derivative of butbutt
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butte [ byoot ]
noun Western U.S. and Canada.
1. an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH BUTTE
beaut, Butte (a city in SW Montana)
WORDS RELATED TO BUTTE
ridge, dune, promontory, bluff, cliff, hilltop, elevation, pile, peak, sierra, volcano, slope, hillside, highland, acclivity, incline, prominence, hillock, mount, rise
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1650–60, Americanism;< North American French; French: low hill, mound, Old French: landmark, target, apparently feminine derivative of butbutt
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.