Word of the Day: ABUT
To adjoin or border on
abut (verb) - to touch, join, or share a common boundary [uh-buht]
BREAKDOWN: A- (to) + BUT- (to beat or strike)
an abutment is a structure built to support pressure or provide stability
See also: buttress
“Knowledge has its boundary line, where it abuts on ignorance; on the outside of that boundary line are ignorance and miracles; on the inside of it are science and no miracles.” —Horace Mann
