butte — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

barren, overlooked, volcanic

VERB + BUTTE

hiked

BUTTE + NOUN

grass

PREP.

up

Definitions

noun

1

An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.

Those multitoned buttes and mesas [of the Grand Canyon], and that incandescent sequence of colorful bands that make one of the natural wonders of the world so grand, can also be found over 100 million miles away [on Mars].

name

1

A surname.

2

A placename

3

A placename

4

A placename

5

A placename

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Example Bank

3

01

Those multitoned buttes and mesas [of the Grand Canyon], and that incandescent sequence of colorful bands that make one of the natural wonders of the world so grand, can also be found over 100 million

Wiktionary

02

We hiked up a butte surrounded by grass. It was so flat up there that we were able to walk around and get a good 360 view of the area.

Tatoeba · #10065974

03

A volcanic butte overlooked the barren landscape.

Tatoeba · #12484010

Usage Notes

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