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butt

(bŭt),

1. To bring any two square-ended surfaces in contact so as to form a joint.

2. In dentistry, to place a restoration directly against the tissues covering the alveolar ridge.

butt

1 to place two flat surfaces together to form a joint.

2 (in dentistry) to place directly against the tissues covering the residual alveolar ridge.

3 (in dentistry) to place a dental restoration directly against a flat surface of a prepared tooth.

buttocks

A part of the back of the hip, which, in humans, forms one of the rounded protuberances on which a person sits; the rump.

Composition
Gluteus maximus and gluteus medius muscle covered by a variable layer of fat.

butt

(bŭt)

1. To bring any two square-ended surfaces in contact so as to form a joint.

2. In dentistry, to place a restoration directly against the tissues covering the alveolar ridge.

butt

(bŭt)

1. In dentistry, to place a restoration directly against the tissues covering the alveolar ridge.

2. To bring any two square-ended surfaces in contact so as to form a joint.

butt,

v to place directly against the tissues covering the residual alveolar ridge; to bring two square-ended surfaces into contact, as a butt joint.

butt

1. recognized pack for presentation of wool for sale; similar to but smaller than the standard bale; usually an incompletely filled bale.

2. see butting.

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Butts cites knowing whether you're an Extrovert or an Introvert as an example of how people can be more authentic, and happier.

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Constantino Macias Garcia noticed that birds in Mexico City were using old cigarette butts in their nest construction, he hypothesized that the butts might not be all bad.

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com)-- Hold On To Your Butt Awareness Day is Saturday August 13

Local Surfrider Foundation Chapter Taking the Cigarette Litter Issue to the Streets

One butt occupies about one-third the space left by the full cigarette; so, as the smoker continues their way through the cigarettes, more space is freed up for the butts making the storage procedure easier.

No butts: a case for reducing cigarette litter

When we asked to speak to Joe Butts, he replied: "You've just missed him.

IFS AND BUTTS.. INVESTIGATE

Draw (ties to be payed on or before April 2): Broadstreet v Silhillians, Nuneaton v Leamington, Rugby Lions v Stratford, Sutton Coldfield v Barkers Butts.

Rugby: Holders away

The New Jersey state medical examiner conducted a preliminary autopsy that showed Butt "died of natural causes related to a heart ailment," Emily Hornaday, a spokesperson for the state Division of Criminal Justice, told The Washington Post.

Ill-treatment on our shores

Not only are cigarette butts among the most littered items in the world, but they are also dangerous and can cause fires.

Drivers' discarded butts a threat to environment

If your garden only has one downpipe, that''s where the water butt should go, but if you have more than one, choose the most convenient and put the stand for the butt underneath it.

The butt stops here

6 billion pounds of cigarette butts end up as litter every year, making the non-biodegradable butt the most littered item around the globe.

Cigarette Butt Pollution Project takes aim at tons of toxic waste

It's true that littered cigarette butts are a public nuisance, and not just for aesthetic reasons.

Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone ever studied the environmental impact of discarded cigarettes? I'm constantly appalled at the number of drivers I see pitching their butts out their car windows

Meanwhile, the on-the-ground evidence suggests that some smokers' ability to shrug off the effects of their habit extends to their ability to rationalize tossing butts on the ground for passers-by to ponder - and someone else to pick up.