abut

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary“Canada adjoins the U.S.”“England marches with Scotland”Synonyms: borderadjoinedgemarchbuttbutt againstbutt on
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Abut \A*but"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Abutting.] [OF. abouter, aboter; cf. F. aboutir, and also abuter; a (L. ad) + OF. boter, buter, to push: cf. F. bout end, and but end, purpose.] To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the road. [1913 Webster]
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