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class='sxn xref'>outside
adverb

Definition (Entry 3 of 5)

  • only, merely //he is but a child
  • Scotland outside
  • to the contrary //Who knows but that she may succeed.
  • —used as an intensive //have to get there but fast
pronoun

Definition (Entry 4 of 5)

  • that not who not //… nobody but has his fault … — William Shakespeare
noun

Definition (Entry 5 of 5)

  • Scotland
  • the kitchen or living quarters of a 2-room cottage
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Conjunction
except (also excepting) only saving yet
Synonyms: Preposition
apart from aside from bar barring beside besides except (also excepting) except for excluding exclusive of other than outside outside of save saving
Synonyms: Adverb
just merely only purely simply
Usage of but
Conjunction
Well-written English sentences have begun with but since the language's earliest documentation. Though there are times when it would be ill-advised to begin a sentence with the word, there are also times when it is perfectly appropriate.
Examples
Conjunction
  • //We had no choice but to leave.
  • //They've done nothing but argue all afternoon.
Preposition
  • //There was no one there but him.
  • //I didn't tell anyone but my sister.
  • //Who but you would think that?
Adverb
  • class='sxn xref'>outside
adverb

Definition (Entry 3 of 5)

  • only, merely //he is but a child
  • Scotland outside
  • to the contrary //Who knows but that she may succeed.
  • —used as an intensive //have to get there but fast
pronoun

Definition (Entry 4 of 5)

  • that not who not //… nobody but has his fault … — William Shakespeare
noun

Definition (Entry 5 of 5)

  • Scotland
  • the kitchen or living quarters of a 2-room cottage
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Conjunction
except (also excepting) only saving yet
Synonyms: Preposition
apart from aside from bar barring beside besides except (also excepting) except for excluding exclusive of other than outside outside of save saving
Synonyms: Adverb
just merely only purely simply
Usage of but
Conjunction
Well-written English sentences have begun with but since the language's earliest documentation. Though there are times when it would be ill-advised to begin a sentence with the word, there are also times when it is perfectly appropriate.
Examples
Conjunction
  • //We had no choice but to leave.
  • //They've done nothing but argue all afternoon.
Preposition
  • //There was no one there but him.
  • //I didn't tell anyone but my sister.
  • //Who but you would think that?
Adverb