Butt end and Commencement

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Butt end noun - Thick end of the handle.

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Commencement is an antonym for butt end in topics: extreme, leftover part.

Commencement noun - The point at which something begins.

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Butt end is an antonym for commencement.

Nearby Words: commence, commenced, commencing

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Commencement and Butt end. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/butt_end/commencement

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