BUT meaning: Conjunction used to introduce contrast

We found 38 dictionaries that define the word but:

General (30 matching dictionaries)

but: Merriam-Webster
but, but: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
but, but-: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
but: Collins English Dictionary
but: Vocabulary.com
BUt, But, But, but, but, but, but, but, but, but: Wordnik
but: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
but, but-: Wiktionary
but: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
but: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
but: Infoplease Dictionary
But, but, but-: Dictionary.com
but: Online Etymology Dictionary
but: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
BUT (retailer), BUT, But-, But: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
But: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
but: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
but: Rhymezone
but, but (m): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
but: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
but, but-: MyWord.info
but: FreeDictionary.org
but: Mnemonic Dictionary
but, but-: TheFreeDictionary.com
but: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
but(e): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
but: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
but, But: Wordnik

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (5 matching dictionaries)

Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary (No longer online)
BUT: Acronym Finder
BUT: Three Letter Words with definitions
AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
but: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)

but, but: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
B.U.T: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ adverb:  (chiefly literary or poetic) Merely, only, just, no more than
▸ adverb:  (Australia, Geordie, conjunctive) Though, however.
▸ noun:  An instance of using the word "but"; an objection or caveat.
▸ noun:  (Scotland) The outer room of a small two-room cottage.
▸ noun:  A limit; a boundary.
▸ noun:  The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt.
▸ verb:  (archaic) Use the word "but".
▸ noun:  A surname.

Similar:

merely, simply, just, only, although, though, because, even, anyway, not, more...

Opposite:

and, also, moreover, furthermore, additionally

Types:

salted, unsalted, sweet, dairy free, vegan, organic, raw, smoked, more...

Phrases:

but that, but for, but what, but then, nothing but, more...

Adjectives:

big, great, tear, part, separate, little, normal, best, next, eight, work

Colors:

beige, umber, taupe, teal, burgundy, more...