Butt
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The buttocks; used as a euphemism, less objectionable than arse/ass The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts. Body; self. A used cigarette. The larger or thicker end of anything; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp end; as, the butt of a rifle. Formerly also spelled but. A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end. A mark to be shot at; a target. A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field. A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed. A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt. A thrust in fencing. The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to prevent injury. The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose. The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib. A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; – also called a butt joint. A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge. The joint where two planks in a strake meet. The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks. The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice. An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun; equivalent to the pipe. A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons. Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot hassock.
Example sentence: Finally there was a moment when it just hit me. John wouldn't want me to sit on my butt for the rest of my life feeling sorry for myself or sorry for him. As cheesy as it sounds, he would have wanted us to go on.
Stub
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.A placeholder procedure that has the signature of the planned procedure but does not yet implement the intended behavior. ([http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN8120324455&id=K6BloOqIssQC&pg=RA29-PA8-IA9&lpg=RA29-PA8-IA9&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=_Bm9HlXBRIsDwwCy0tqUOcXomL4], [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN185233570X&id=t4ZkqmbLHMMC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=SZtMm8JhyE9HUVlKbp-U_TG2-hY], [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0763707929&id=X_VlpfGoQRgC&pg=PA352&lpg=PA352&dq=stub+procedure+-remote&sig=oppYeiiRBcoPAkpkxZcbpcyaXIA]).A procedure that translates requests from external systems into a format suitable for processing and then submits those requests for processing. ([http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0387238395&id=_pYyEgj0fX8C&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq=stub+procedure&sig=1xdBGyhc6WYeJtLNWrzzGF0jRXo], [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN3540419454&id=mH4MFwHDRB4C&pg=PA716&lpg=PA716&dq=stub+procedure&sig=r3IGw__iPlskg9HCllA6I4lqX-M], [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0849312728&id=Gc886KgsdcsC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=stub+procedure&sig=x-txczr_KTmgepfZBsxPHy7Vncw])A page providing only minimal information and intended for later development.The remaining part of the docked tail of a dogAn unequal first or last interest calculation period, as a part of a financial swap contract