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butte

noun

/bjuːt/

Meaning

an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top, common in arid regions

The travelers could see a tall butte rising in the desert.

mesa, hill, plateau, mound

valley, depression

rocky butte, desert butte, tall butte

a unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute; also the position after first

intense or violent pain and struggle, often at the beginning or end of something

A person who is in charge of a meeting or organization; the presiding officer of a committee, board,...

Careful and persistent work or effort; the quality of working carefully and with effort.

a sign or piece of information that shows the state or level of something

writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a publi...