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butte

[byoot] / byut /
NOUN
hill
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bluff cliff dune highland hillside hilltop ridge slope
STRONG
acclivity ascent climb down drift elevation eminence esker fell gradient headland heap height hillock hummock inclination incline knoll mesa mound mount precipice prominence promontory protuberance range rise shock stack summit talus tor upland
WEAK
rising ground
Antonyms
STRONG
bottom decline depression nadir
WEAK
canyon ditch gully
NOUN
hillock
Synonyms
STRONG
acclivity ascent bluff cliff drift dune elevation esker headland heap highland hilltop hummock inclination incline knoll mesa mound mount precipice prominence promontory ridge rise slope summit
Antonyms
STRONG
decline depression
NOUN
knoll
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bluff cliff dune hilltop promontory ridge
STRONG
acclivity ascent drift elevation esker headland heap highland hillock hummock inclination incline mesa mound mount precipice prominence rise slope summit
Antonyms
STRONG
decline depression
NOUN
mesa
Synonyms
STRONG
elevation highland plain tableland upland
NOUN
mountain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alp bluff cliff crag elevation eminence height mesa mount palisade peak pike precipice range ridge sierra tor volcano
STRONG
abundance drift glob heap hump mass mound pile stack ton
Antonyms
STRONG
depression
WEAK
crevasse valley

Example Sentences

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There will be two reservoirs — one up on the butte, another 1,000 feet below.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

I left early, skipping breakfast to trek along the butte toward the Piz Boè.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022

An Oregon butte unfortunately titled “Swastika Mountain” will be getting a new name in the near future.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022

“Cash Up can not be other than voted an enterprising and progressive man. His advertising the butte as he is not only benefits himself, but the entire country and community.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2022

Small, rudely fashioned models of farmhouses and farmyards covered the top of the butte.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann