Definitions For Butment

Noun

BUTMENT (plural BUTMENTs) (architecture) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. (masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.

Derived terms

butment cheek

Etymology

{{clipping of, en, abutment}}

Is Butment a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
15

The word Butment is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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